From the Weimar Republic to present-day Venezuela, hyperinflation wreaks havoc on a country's economy and citizens' well-being. Thankfully, this can be prevented... Learn how on this special Common Sense Soapbox #short.
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/jmmfT0JnvPc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odOsHQqqCdw
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Sarah naively believes that the TSA is helpful in keeping American air passengers safe from terrorism. Florida Man, Ron, and Seamus quickly convince her otherwise.
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CREDITS:
Written by Sean Malone and Seamus Coughlin
Animated by LtAmazil, Adamdonk, and Emily Slatt
Voiced by Seamus Coughlin and nosoup4knowles
Layout by Jaime Velasquez, Trevor Smith
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellistalton/2019/01/28/is-the-tsa-really-necessary/?sh=3e58ce4c25e0
https://www.vox.com/2016/5/17/11687014/tsa-against-airport-security
https://reason.com/2021/11/19/after-20-years-of-failure-kill-the-tsa/
https://reason.com/2022/01/07/airport-security-measures-are-popular-but-pointless/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-03/airport-security-astoundingly-expensive-and-95-percent-ineffective
https://hotair.com/marykatharine/2014/10/29/tsa-confiscates-a-toy-ray-gun-belt-buckle-because-security-n193795
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3tfS4NkrzY
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Sarah and Bob discuss investing in fine art. Seamus (and Florida Man) deliver an economics lecture about wealth taxes with gator examples and all. Sarah decides that wealth taxes are a massive invasion of privacy.
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CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin
Animated by LtAmazil, Adamdonk, and Emily Slatt
Voiced by Seamus Coughlin and nosoup4knowles
Layout by Jaime Velasquez, Trevor Smith
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
https://fee.org/articles/why-a-wealth-tax-can-t-solve-our-problems/
https://taxfoundation.org/tax-basics/wealth-tax/
https://taxfoundation.org/wealth-taxes-in-the-oecd/
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/progressive-wealth-taxation/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wealth-tax.asp#:~:text=A%20wealth%20tax%20is%20a%20tax%20levied%20on%20the%20net,value%20of%20a%20taxpayer's%20assets.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/what-is-a-wealth-tax/
https://mises.org/wire/who-pays-wealth-tax-rich-or-poor
https://mises.org/power-market/fallacies-behind-wealth-tax
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2sHvMjsFJs
On this final episode of Season 7, Ron and Bob square off in a civil war of cinematic proportions. Ron’s arrogance and contempt reach explosive heights, leaving Bob with no choice but to assemble a team of reasonable fellows to fight back. This ultimately ends Ron’s reign of tyranny, paving the way for a new chapter of Common Sense Soapbox!
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CREDITS:
Written by Sean W. Malone, Seamus Coughlin, and Lou Perez
Animated by Seamus Coughlin and his amazing team
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
https://giggsboson.medium.com/stop-misusing-poppers-paradox-of-tolerence-in-free-speech-debates-6f6ab4b8f0d3
https://mises.org/library/politicians-concerned-about-violence-should-start-ending-their-wars-and-their-police-state
https://mises.org/library/instead-violence
https://fee.org/articles/what-jennifer-rubin-gets-wrong-and-right-about-political-violence-in-america/
https://time.com/6227754/political-violence-us-states-midterms-2022/
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/01/political-violence-america-new-mexico-shootings/672787/
https://fee.org/articles/the-danger-in-media-telling-only-half-the-story-on-political-violence/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Styuug25ywo
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains the significance of the Laffer Curve to Ron and Bob: High taxes can actually be counterproductive, even if your goal is to increase government revenue.
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CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone w/ support from Tyler Brandt and Phil Magness
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
Laffer Curve:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve
Ibn Khaldun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Khaldun
Tax History
https://www.ipi.org/ipi_issues/detail/did-the-trump-tax-cuts-work
https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa261.pdf
https://www.cato.org/blog/corporate-tax-rates-revenues-britain
http://memepoliceman.com/examining-the-90-tax-rate/
FEE on Taxes:
https://fee.org/articles/all-taxes-undermine-prosperity-but-taxes-on-personal-and-corporate-income-do-the-most-damage/
https://fee.org/articles/its-long-past-time-to-cut-corporate-tax-rates/
https://fee.org/articles/americans-work-almost-4-months-just-to-pay-taxes/
https://fee.org/articles/how-high-corporate-taxes-drive-business-away/
https://fee.org/articles/why-a-wealth-tax-can-t-solve-our-problems/
https://fee.org/articles/gas-taxes-may-soon-increase-here-s-why-that-s-especially-bad-news-for-the-poor-and-middle-class/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZT_A7MEtJg
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After finally getting what he needs to start his new tech company, Bob is ready to unveil and sell his new, fantastic invention: the Bore-No-More. But how much will this amazing device cost?
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CREDITS:
Written by Jennifer Maffessanti, Sean W. Malone & Seamus Coughlin
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
https://fee.org/articles/formation-and-function-of-prices/
https://fee.org/articles/how-should-prices-be-determined/
https://fee.org/articles/price-is-the-only-language-that-everyone-speaks/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFlv8SjtX-U
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains the practical politics behind the hit song “Rich Men North of Richmond”. In addition, Florida Man wonders how a majority of congressmen are multimillionaires even though their yearly salary is $125,000.
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CREDITS:
Written by Sean W. Malone and Lou Perez
Animated by LtAmazil, Adamdonk, and Emily Slatt
Voiced by Seamus Coughlin and nosoup4knowles
Layout by Jaime Velasquez, Trevor Smith
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
https://www.billboard.com/lists/oliver-anthony-rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-facts/
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-much-do-politicians-earn-3367616
https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-disagree-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-congress-pay-increase-poll-2019-3
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/04/majority-of-lawmakers-millionaires/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth
https://www.businessinsider.com/wealthiest-members-congress-house-senate-finances-2021-12
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/13/us/politics/congress-stock-trading-investigation.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/congress-stock-act-violations-senate-house-trading-2021-9
https://www.hawley.senate.gov/following-pelosi-trades-hawley-calls-hearing-banning-insider-trading-congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_congressional_insider_trading_scandal
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUqy8k6LxVw
The national debt is ballooning to exponential heights, yet anybody hardly seems to care. On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus tries to wake up the room with some alarming statistics and data on the debt cliff we’re about to sail off.
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CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin, Tyler Brandt, and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
https://usdebtclock.org/
https://www.thestreet.com/mishtalk/economics/23-6-of-all-us-dollars-were-created-in-the-last-year
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financing-the-government/interest-rate-statistics
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp9ZKz8UL1s
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Ron, Sarah, Bob and Seamus get detained by the Coast Guard on a military base. Bob quickly learns that everything is WAY more expensive than it should be, but why? Seamus explains how waste is a feature, not a bug, of military spending and describes the perverse incentives and lack of oversight that fuel it.
LINKS:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2020/09/24/five-ways-gao-fails-to-understand-defense-industry-independent-rd/?sh=6ca0191d48fe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/pentagon-buries-evidence-of-125-billion-in-bureaucratic-waste/2016/12/05/e0668c76-9af6-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2020/11/16/the-pentagon-failed-its-audit-again-but-sees-progress/
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/03/12/use-it-or-lose-it-dod-dropped-46-million-on-crab-and-lobster-and-9000-on-a-chair-in-last-minute-spending-spree/
https://www.actioneconomics.com.au/2016/11/18/milton-friedman-on-four-ways-to-spend-money/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-K4nOBQPFA