Political Psychology Series Episode 6 - Dr Dan Mitchell

Dr Dan Mitchell is the Chairman of the U.S. Center for Freedom and Prosperity. A self-proclaimed ‘swamp creature’ Dan has been working as a public economist to drain the swamp his entire life and is one of the nation’s leading experts on tax reform and regularly explains the complexities of politics in easy-to-understand terms. -------------------------------------- Watch this episode on Youtube: Read Dan’s incredibly rich blog: https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/ Dan’s Center for Freedom and Prosperity: https://freedomandprosperity.org/ -------------------------------------- 3:09 The private sector (entrepreneurs and innovators) improve people’s lives 6:14 Generational pressures and political psychology 8:15 Freedom produces a better society 8:50 Equality vs Equity 11:20 A win for Biden but a loss for the Left 12:45 Australian Medicare system vs private healthcare 15:00 The economics behind China’s rise 19:42 The US does not have private healthcare! 24:46 Overpriced healthcare 28:05 The real purpose of health insurance has been lost 31:35 Morality and ethics of those left behind 36:44 The beautiful example of Switzerland 38:32 The anti-Trump vote 41:00 The abdication of personal responsibility 45:00 Draining the swamp 47:23 Best country in the world? 49:45 USA’s culture of freedom 55:21 The psyche of Americans 1:02:49 Predictions of this being Democrats ‘high water mark’