Nick Gillespie

You know, I've been waiting. No, but what we have now is a government that pretty much at all levels, but certainly at the federal level, is spending way too much. It cannot or won't raise revenue to cover its costs. So it's creating debt. And we can talk about why debt is a problem beyond some kind of accounting fetish.

You know, I've been waiting. No, but what we have now is a government that pretty much at all levels, but certainly at the federal level, is spending way too much. It cannot or won't raise revenue to cover its costs. So it's creating debt. And we can talk about why debt is a problem beyond some kind of accounting fetish.

But we are trying to do, the government is trying to do so many things, it is doing them poorly and it's unsustainable. And I think we're reaching a moment where this long period after World War II, And even after the Cold War ended where, okay, there's a reset coming and you can't keep spending, you know, $7 trillion a year and taking in $4.5 trillion, which is what we're doing.

But we are trying to do, the government is trying to do so many things, it is doing them poorly and it's unsustainable. And I think we're reaching a moment where this long period after World War II, And even after the Cold War ended where, okay, there's a reset coming and you can't keep spending, you know, $7 trillion a year and taking in $4.5 trillion, which is what we're doing.

And we're going to have to make choices. And this is where, you know, I think if we would say, here's the goal of government, the goal of government is not to make sure that everybody ever everywhere keeps the job they had when they were 25, even if they're 65. But it's like government is here to provide several core functions and to kind of keep things moving in a direction.

And we're going to have to make choices. And this is where, you know, I think if we would say, here's the goal of government, the goal of government is not to make sure that everybody ever everywhere keeps the job they had when they were 25, even if they're 65. But it's like government is here to provide several core functions and to kind of keep things moving in a direction.

Then how do we pay for that? How much does that cost? How do we pay for it? And how do we empower people to use whatever money we're giving them?

Then how do we pay for that? How much does that cost? How do we pay for it? And how do we empower people to use whatever money we're giving them?

Yeah, which is a wonderful metaphor for everything.

Yeah, which is a wonderful metaphor for everything.

Can I push on this a little bit? Please. Yeah, what I was going to challenge is like capitalism is inherently exploitative, you know, and that labor is always getting, you know, punched in the head or hit in the kidneys with a baseball bat by who was the guy and on the waterfront, Johnny Friendly, I think. Yeah.

Can I push on this a little bit? Please. Yeah, what I was going to challenge is like capitalism is inherently exploitative, you know, and that labor is always getting, you know, punched in the head or hit in the kidneys with a baseball bat by who was the guy and on the waterfront, Johnny Friendly, I think. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. No, I mean, you know, and maybe he had a bouncer who was really fat that they called Tiny. I think it was an ironic universe, right? Oh, that's how it worked. Yeah. But I don't necessarily agree with that.

Yeah, yeah. No, I mean, you know, and maybe he had a bouncer who was really fat that they called Tiny. I think it was an ironic universe, right? Oh, that's how it worked. Yeah. But I don't necessarily agree with that.

And in a lot of ways, I would push back on it because when you talk about, you know, okay, you know, the boss, the boss man, and, you know, now we're back in Springsteen universe, right? Because, you know... For Bruce Springsteen, things have never recovered from the Great Depression. He's still mumbling along the mean streets of Rumson.

And in a lot of ways, I would push back on it because when you talk about, you know, okay, you know, the boss, the boss man, and, you know, now we're back in Springsteen universe, right? Because, you know... For Bruce Springsteen, things have never recovered from the Great Depression. He's still mumbling along the mean streets of Rumson.

Yeah.

Yeah.

What? What? What I'm getting at is that employers are desperate, generally speaking. If you are a good employee, and I worked as a manager at Reason for 20 plus years, if there was somebody who was putting in a better than average effort, I would do everything to keep them. But you're running a small business.

What? What? What I'm getting at is that employers are desperate, generally speaking. If you are a good employee, and I worked as a manager at Reason for 20 plus years, if there was somebody who was putting in a better than average effort, I would do everything to keep them. But you're running a small business.