Political Psychology Series Episode 6 - Dr Dan Mitchell

Dr Dan Mitchell is the Chairman of the U.S. Center for Freedom and Prosperity. A self-proclaimed ‘swamp creature’ Dan has been working as a public economist to drain the swamp his entire life and is one of the nation’s leading experts on tax reform and regularly explains the complexities of politics in easy-to-understand terms.

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Read Dan’s incredibly rich blog: https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/

Dan’s Center for Freedom and Prosperity: https://freedomandprosperity.org/

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3:09 The private sector (entrepreneurs and innovators) improve people’s lives

6:14 Generational pressures and political psychology

8:15 Freedom produces a better society

8:50 Equality vs Equity

11:20 A win for Biden but a loss for the Left

12:45 Australian Medicare system vs private healthcare

15:00 The economics behind China’s rise

19:42 The US does not have private healthcare!

24:46 Overpriced healthcare

28:05 The real purpose of health insurance has been lost

31:35 Morality and ethics of those left behind

36:44 The beautiful example of Switzerland

38:32 The anti-Trump vote

41:00 The abdication of personal responsibility

45:00 Draining the swamp

47:23 Best country in the world?

49:45 USA’s culture of freedom

55:21 The psyche of Americans

1:02:49 Predictions of this being Democrats ‘high water mark’