In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I talk with Cato Senior Fellow Daniel J. Mitchell about how the welfare state undermines prosperity and economic growth.

Other Resources:

• Is Government Debt a Problem? — Daniel Mitchell
• Why Did Western Nations Continue to Prosper in the 20th Century even though Fiscal Burdens Increased? — Daniel Mitchell
• Big Government and Tipping Points: Is America Doomed to Become a Failed European-Style Welfare State? — Daniel Mitchell
• The War on Poverty Has Been a Disaster for Taxpayers…and for Poor People — Daniel Mitchell

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