Im mackenzie. Welcome again to the university of chicago where a distinguished group of guests met together to watch a film and to discuss a film by Milton Friedman in series free to choose. In it, he examines the consumer movement, the whole development of high powered government agencies. In recent recent decades in this country, which have set out to protect the interest of the consumer. Now, does this consumerism really work. Or are there better ways of protecting the interest of the consumer . Thats the question, Milton Friedman asks in this film. The 1960s corvair condemned ralph nader as unsafe at any speed speed. Since naders attack, its being increasingly that we need government in the marketplace today. There are agencies all over washington where bureaucrats decide whats good for us. Agencies to control the prices we pay, the quality goods we can buy, the choice of products available. Its costing us more than 5 billion a year. Since the attack. The corvair. Government has be
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We welcome your comments via text. That is 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from and you can post your comments on facebook, x and instagram cspanwj. The Biggest Challenges you see facing American Workers, things like job security, pay, remote work, unions, etc. 202 7488000 is the line to use for those of you who are working. 202 7488001, if you are unemployed or looking for work. We will get to your comments and suggestions momentarily on washington journal. We will start with nerd while its look at seven stats about American Workers. They do a lot of financial facts. Labor day snaps not, seven thats about American Workers. When labor day became a federal holiday in 1894 before Artificial Intelligence and remote work, the American Workforce faced other significant disruptions. Workers were beginning to leave the farming jobs that up until the 1800s had made over half the work force. According to a 19 66 Wesleyan University study, many of those farmers as well a
Living paychecktopaycheck and the sector of Union Strikes looms larger than it has in years. A partial look at how things are on this labor day. Welcome to washington journal. We begin asking you about the Biggest Challenges you see facing American Workers. Going in the discussion. If you are currently employed and working, the line is 202 7488000. If you are looking for work, unemployed, 202 7488001. If you are retired, use 202 7488002. We welcome your comments via text. That is 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from and you can post your comments on facebook, x and instagram cspanwj. The Biggest Challenges you see facing American Workers, things like job security, pay, remote work, unions, etc. 202 7488000 is the line to use for those of you who are working. 202 7488001, if you are unemployed or looking for work. We will get to your comments and suggestions momentarily on washington journal. We will start with nerd while its look at seven stats about American W
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