Dennis Rasmussen

A lot of the government programs that he's most worried about are there to benefit the rich, and they unfortunately also harm the poor.

They're rent-seeking things that companies have, as he says, extorted from the legislature for the support of their own absurd and oppressive monopolies.

They make ordinary goods more expensive.

He thinks that shrinking government, getting government less involved in the economy, benefits the poor.

What would he think today about a government program designed explicitly to help the poor?

It's really hard to say.

Is it his concern for the poor or his distrust of government that would win out at the end of the day?