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Radical Capitalist Episode #132: The Meaning of Christmas, a Capitalist View

Yaron Brook delves into Christmas and what it means to you...well-known Christmas stories and how they relate to life.  In hour 2, Yaron looks at the economy, where it's headed and how it affects you and your family. 

Service: Spreaker
Publshed on: Dec 23, 2017
Duration: 01:31:39
Channels
The Yaron Brook Show


Segments
Commercialization of Christmas; Trader Principle; Fun Christmas
00:30 to 10:47
10.3 minutes
commercial Break
10:48 to 11:22
34 seconds
Origin and meaning of modern Christmas; Charity during Christmas
11:23 to 17:56
6.6 minutes
Q: What about the movie “The Christmas Story”?
17:57 to 23:39
5.7 minutes
Commercial break
23:40 to 24:16
36 seconds
Q: What about the “Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer” cartoon?
24:17 to 27:18
3.0 minutes
Q: Isn’t “It’s a Wonderful Life” a good movie?
27:19 to 31:48
4.5 minutes
Charity, Community Service, and Causes of America’s growth from 1776-1914
31:49 to 35:45
3.9 minutes
commercial break
35:46 to 36:22
36 seconds
“Christmas Carol”, Scrooge, and proper selfishness
36:23 to 38:33
2.2 minutes
Q: Why is Christmas a selfish holiday?
38:34 to 41:54
3.3 minutes
Scrooge and Tax Breaks and the Left and Trickle Down Economics
41:55 to 45:31
3.6 minutes
Commercial Break
45:32 to 46:01
29 seconds
Q: Why is there a duty premise involved in celebrating Christmas; especially for companies that force workers to take Christmas day off of work?
46:02 to 53:59
8.0 minutes
commercial Break
54:00 to 54:30
30 seconds
Isaac Newton’s Birthday and Trickle-Down Economics
54:31 to 01:06:49
12.3 minutes
Q: Does Trickle-Down apply to imported goods too?
01:06:50 to 01:09:13
2.4 minutes
Commercial break
01:09:14 to 01:10:01
47 seconds
Q: Why has America’s economy changed from manufacturing to retailing?
01:10:02 to 01:20:53
10.9 minutes
commercial break
01:20:54 to 01:21:32
38 seconds
Stock buybacks
01:21:33 to N/A
10.1 minutes