May 26, 2009 10:40 AM
NPR talks about the government’s crafting laws to encourage behavior it thinks is best for you. “Does the word paternalistic come up in this?” You can listen in here.
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NPR talks about the government’s crafting laws to encourage behavior it thinks is best for you. “Does the word paternalistic come up in this?” You can listen in here.
Personally this scares the living daylights out of me. Institutional justification for big brother!
Seems like Bernanke, Summers, and Geithner’s are behavioral economists. Borrow and spend because it’s good for us. Who cares if its bad for you.