Each election cycle, we’re treated to politicians and their supporters crying about the disappearing middle class. So many people repeat the mantra that most of us just accept it as fact. It turns out that those people are right - the middle class is disappearing. Where they get the story wrong is that it isn’t bad news. It’s excellent news.
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Episode 239: Who Ultimately Pays a Tax?
Episode 238: Term Limits Revisited
Episode 237: Can the CDC Mandate Moratoriums?
Episode 236: Errors We Repeat in Politics, Pt. 2
Episode 235: Errors We Repeat in Politics, Pt. 1
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Episode 233: Disincentivizing Taxes
Episode 232: A Constitutional Shift
Episode 231: The Misinformation on Inflation
Episode 230: The Words and Numbers Trio Pt. 2
Episode 229: A Deeper Look into Thomas Jefferson
Episode 228: The Words and Numbers Trio Pt. 1
Episode 227: Outside of the Accredited Circle
Episode 226: Introducing a Little Anarchy
Episode 225: Shooting for Success
Episode 224: Charlie Brown’s America
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Episode 222: Going Public
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