John Stossel - Why I Did It

John Stossel explains why he pursued his "Stossel in the Classroom" series teaching free-market economics.

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• Stossel
• economics

[rrp1973]

Why complain about payng in tax what you give in charity?

-The principal, force vs voluntary

-The efficiency - how much of the dollar sent to washington do you think ends up helping your disabled neighbor

[JohnJ2427]

If you want to call me a "rabid right-wing neocon" because I agree with Thomas Jefferson that individual freedom goes hand-in-hand with individual responsibility, fine. Your faith in an government-run ponzi scheme betrays your economic ignorance. When you finally run out of other people's money to sustain your existence, maybe you'll change your mind.

[sethisawesome]

We watched Stossel in high school several times. What he taught me I've remembered to this day, but what the teachers taught me... not so much.

[tepeyac10]

Hes no different than all the brain washed north koreans weeping over the death of their dictator

[tepeyac10]

He's such a tool

[theAbeElement]

the average income in canada is 19.2 thousand per year?! wowa, I am from there, that's verrry low

[DrCruel]

@JohnJ2427 Actually it's rather fantastic if you're part of the small Maoist aristocracy. It's only the vast majority of the Chinese public (and quite a few ethnic minorities) that suffers from the dictatorial, hypocritical socialist regime of thugs based in Beijing.

[JohnJ2427]

@LibertyDownUnder Socialism anywhere isn't pretty. Socialism in Australia isn't pretty. Socialism in China is really, really, really, not pretty.

[LibertyDownUnder]

@JohnJ2427, perhaps the word "hellhole" is a bit harsh. But have a read of the wikipedia entry for "socialism in New Zealand". It ain't pretty.

[JohnJ2427]

@LibertyDownUnder Have you seen the UK lately? The UK's unemployment rate is higher than New Zealand's, unless you count the rioters as employed. Australia's is 5.6%, but that's only a little better. New Zealand is hardly a "socialist hellhole". Perhaps you were thinking of Cuba or North Korea.

[JohnJ2427]

@LibertyDownUnder Have you seen the UK lately? The UK's unemployment rate is higher than New Zealand's, unless you count the rioters as employed. Australia's is 5.6%, but that's only a little better. New Zealand is hardly a "socialist hellhole". Perhaps you were thinking of Cuba or North Korea.

[LibertyDownUnder]

@JohnJ2427, America has a sick ecenomy, and isn't really a good benchmark.

I'm just saying that NZ isn't a great example of free markets. Tens of thousands of Kiwis of all ages have been leaving the country, preferring to work in Australia and even the UK.