Radical Capitalist #113: Free Market Solution to Natural Disasters
Yaron Brook discusses Americas response to natural disasters and how free markets would be a better solution than government handouts.
Service:
Spreaker
Publshed on:
Aug 27, 2017
Duration:
36:59
Noah’s Ark and Hurricane Harvey
00:30
to
03:44
3.2 minutes
Q: In Yaron’s hierarchy of gov’t agencies to eliminate, where does FEMA fall?
03:45
to
06:54
3.2 minutes
Flood Insurance and the government
06:55
to
10:34
3.7 minutes
10:35
to
11:11
36 seconds
History of flood insurance: a bad incentive and massive redistribution of wealth
11:12
to
19:36
8.4 minutes
19:37
to
20:14
37 seconds
Blaming the voters for creating FEMA; altruism in full action
20:15
to
24:19
4.1 minutes
Opposing privatizing flood insurance
24:20
to
25:57
1.6 minutes
Q: Do government authorities have the right to force an individual to evacuate and do emergency officials then have the obligation to come rescue said individual?
25:58
to
28:19
2.4 minutes
28:20
to
28:52
32 seconds
Bankruptcy of FEMA, the States, and the Federal government
28:53
to
31:09
2.3 minutes
Private individuals helping with disaster relief: San Fran in 1906
31:10
to
35:49
4.7 minutes
Altruism driving Big Government
35:50
to
N/A
1.2 minutes