The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Steve Simpson, director of legal studies at the Ayn Rand Institute, on inequality, democracy, and money in politics. Topics covered include:

• The relationship between inequality of wealth and inequality of influence
• Whether money corrupts politics
• The problem with democracy
• How campaign finance laws restrict free speech

Other Resources:

• Steve Simpson’s Ayn Rand Institute bio
• “Inequality and Money in Politics” — Steve Simpson
• “Cronyism, Corruption and Government Power” — Steve Simpson

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