Posts Tagged ‘economics’
#186 God Made Us Rich
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/186-God-Made-Us-Rich.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreOur creativity comes from being made in the image of God. That creative innovation is best expressed in time-price, defined as how many hours we work to buy something. We’re rich. Would you like to pay for your breakfast and…
Read More#185 Perfection is Found only in Heaven
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/185-Perfection-is-Found-Only-in-Heaven.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreWe can’t make a perfect economic system. But we can make it better. God is perfect, we’re not. But that doesn’t stop people from striving for perfection. So how do we design an economic system for an imperfect world? That’s…
Read More#184 Competition is More Effective Than Regulations
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/184-Competition-is-More-Effective-than-Regulation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreChristians are called to take care of widows and orphans, because in the agrarian economy of Biblical times, those were the people who didn’t own land, so they were not capable of economically providing for themselves. In the 21st century,…
Read More#183 Who Should Care for the Homeless
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Read More#182 Your Economic Reputation
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/182-Your-Economic-Reputation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreDuring his testimony in front of the Judiciary Committee, John Durham had a powerful response to the attack on his reputation: “My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord.” Are…
Read More#180 We are God’s Creative Creatures
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/180-We-Are-Gods-Creative-Creatures.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreAs long as the fallen nature produces unlimited wants, and the creative nature has unlimited creativity, there will be unlimited employment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report last year, projecting huge losses in three occupational groups: Administrative…
Read More#179 Artificial Intelligence is Pretty Smart
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/179-Artificial-Intelligence-is-Pretty-Smart.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreArtificial intelligence can view a photo of a person’s face and correctly identify their political leanings 61% of the time. That’s because conservatives smile and liberals don’t. If you want to be happy, choose conservatism. Artificial intelligence can view…
Read More#178 Economic Freedom Must be Defended
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/178-Economic-Freedom-Must-Be-Defended.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreJust like national freedom, economic freedom must be defended. When we stop defending it, we are on the Road to Serfdom. Ginger and I attended a family wedding recently where many of the attendees were members of the military. I…
Read More#177 A Culture of Work
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/177-A-Culture-of-Work.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreMost Democrats favor a culture of dependency. That is not consistent with the Christian worldview that God made humans to work. “I don’t work because I don’t have to”. A woman of working age in front of me in…
Read More#176 The Definition of Poverty
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/176-The-Definition-of-Poverty.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | More The Biden administration is considering changing the definition of poverty to be a relative term related to the lower end of the income spectrum. That would guarantee that “The poor will always be with you.” This is perhaps the most…
Read More#175 The Economic Effects of Illegal Immigration
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/175-The-Econonmic-Effects-of-Illegal-Immigration.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreMost of the six million illegal immigrants who have crossed the US southern border in the last two years are claiming political asylum. They are being allowed to enter because of election politics. The real reason is economics. The largest…
Read More#174 Never Let a Crisis go to Waste
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/174-Never-Let-a-Crisis-Go-to-Waste.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreChristians should not be fooled by the Machiavellian technique of using a crisis to gain political or economic power. The title of today’s podcast comes from Niccolò Machiavelli, known as one of the most devious of leaders. Early in…
Read More#173 Simple Rules for a Complex World
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/173-Simple-Rules-for-a-Complex-World.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreGod gave Moses only ten rules. But now, we are drowning in a complex maze of political and economic regulations that cede power to the government. God gave Moses only ten rules. That’s a great example of using simple rules…
Read More#172 When the Government Owns it All
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/172-When-the-Government-Owns-it-All.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreGovernment ownership produces monopolies that harm consumers. This podcast looks at the threats of monopolies in health care, education, and religion. In the United States, we’ve been blessed with freedom of choice, which has produced a two-part system: What…
Read More#171 Proof that Men are Not Angels
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/171-Proof-that-Men-are-NOT-Angels.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreAn island in the middle of Copenhagen called Freetown Christiania has more rules than just about any place on earth, proving that men are NOT angels, and some form of government is necessary. “If men were angels, no government…
Read More#170 Tax Policy and The Poor
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/170-Tax-Policy-and-the-Poor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreSix tax policies make the poor poorer. At many levels, governments promote barriers to progress for the poor, whom we Christians care about. Writing in the WSJ this week, Andy Kessler opined, “There are only four things you can…
Read More#169 How Green Policies Impoverish the Poor
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/169-How-Green-Policies-Impoverish-the-Poor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreChristians are called to care for the poor, but there are 5 “Green Policies” that are making them poorer. “I don’t think we can count on people living an impoverished lifestyle as a solution to climate change,” Bill Gates said…
Read More#168 How Fiscal Policy Harms the Poor
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/168-How-Fiscal-Policy-Harms-the-Poor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreI Timothy 5:18, states, “The worker deserves his wages.” Five fiscal policies harm the poor by denying fair wages: Inflation, minimum wage, unemployment benefits, favoring unions, and licensing requirements. I’m from the government, and I’m here to help. That sarcastic…
Read More#167 Values and the Poor
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/167-Values-and-the-Poor.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreThe poor get rich by practicing a system of values. Since Americans are less interested in religion, having children, hard work, community involvement, and education, the passing lane into wealth is wide open. The Wall Street Journal recently published…
Read More#166 Where DEI Goes to DIE
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/166-Where-DEI-Goes-to-DIE.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs discriminate, so they can’t survive the market. President Biden is requiring all federal agencies to create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team. It seems like the Dems want to distribute everything equally, except votes. …
Read More#165 The Economics of Servant Leadership
http://media.blubrry.com/1463975/davearnott.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/165-The-Economics-of-Servant-Leadership.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreChristian servant leadership gives us our political and legal systems, universities, medical care, child adoption, and freed most of the world from slavery. And it was all done, almost for free! It’s free! Hold it, don’t you often say “There’s…
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