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Why Politicians Don’t Cut Spending

Aug 31, 2017 | Single Videos, Teacher's Guide Available

Prof. Ben Powell explains why politicians don’t cut spending, as a general rule. Using public choice economics, or the economics of politics, he shows how the political system naturally leads to overspending.

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