Mat Nuclear

That's not true.

It's in different countries.

If you'll allow me to get to my gigantic economic error, if you'll allow me to get to my point, when the, the, the point, I think we would all agree that a price does not take into account all of the qualitative differences.

If that were the case, then my delicious Mayflower cigar for $17 and hanging out with a hooker on some shady part of town for $17 would be the same thing, but they're qualitatively different.

So it's not to actually get for $17.

I know, well, listen, I gave you a phone number.

I got a great guy.

I mean, girl, I got, anyway.

Hold on, I'm so glad I came to the show.

Wow.

So the point is, like when JD says, I realized that economics was all fake, he's obviously exaggerating here.

I mean, this is a guy who worked for a venture capital firm.

He's obviously not saying that economics itself is fake, but he's making this critique that I think is so important.

This is why I don't think it's just a flippant, frivolous example.

It is very important, and conservatives, from the very beginning of conservatism, like 300 years ago, have recognized that, yes, we want growth, we want trade to a considerable degree, but we can't be putting the cart before the horse.

I mean, these are arguments that were being made by George Washington, by Alexander Hamilton.

Michael, he's also setting up a massive straw man and then burning it.

The limiting principle from within Catholic social teaching, which you point out is what the book is about, is subsidiarity, among other things.

So there are all these limiting principles that are within it, which are built into our federal system.

No, there are obviously limits beyond that as well.