Hearing the Other Side: Socialism v. Libertarianism. Ben Burgis & Keith Knight

Find Ben Burgis here: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAA   

and his works at Jacobin Magazine here: https://jacobinmag.com/author/ben-burgis

0:20 - What is Democratic Socialism?  

2:28 - How can we falsify socialism?  

9:22 - Defining communism, socialism, & capitalism  

14:00 - What makes “government” or “the state” a unique institution in society?  

20:59 - What should happen to people who don’t chip in for the welfare state or the warfare state?  

23:23 - The state hinders economic choices and disproportionately hurts those with low incomes  

32:51 - Robber Barons - Public v. Private tyranny   

42:09 - How does offering me products, services and employment exploitation?  

52:30 - Wealth comes from freedom, saving, and investment- how does voting increase wealth?  

1:02:12 - Why big business loves big government  

1:09:56 - Positive Rights v. Negative Rights  

1:24:54 - “Business owners are enslaved to the whim of consumers, therefore exploited.”