Making Money Minute - October 27, 2026
from Making Money Minute with Ron Hiebert Hosted by Ron Hiebert
Making Money Minute with Ron Hiebert - Political Dreaming Political parties develop economic platforms that focus on easy promises voters like, but avoid the tough things they don’t. Take for example lowering taxes. The benefits are promised to produce an economic upswing that will create more wealth. The problem is that in the real world, tax reductions by themselves don’t work. They need to be accompanied by other things which cause pain and voters don’t like. Since 1980, there have been five periods in the US where tax cuts were implemented. In 4 out of 5 of them, there was no sustained economic improvement. Only in the minds of politicians and the people who vote for them do economic promises come with free lunches. For more information listen to our Making Money podcast with Ron Hiebert and Graham Hicks at letsmakemoney.ca or CFCW.com.
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