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The extent to which the government should control the economy is a pressing debate in the United States. A leading entity in this discussion is Turning Point USA.
Founded by conservative activist Charlie Kirk in 2012, TPUSA is a national pro-capitalist organization with over 1,000 chapters on college campuses. Southeastern’s chapter of Turning Point is currently not officially recognized on campus, but many students have still joined forces to advocate for free-market economies.
Graduate student Emily Bird, an active member of TPUSA, said she believes free markets go hand-in-hand with personal freedom.
“That’s an argument right now within our country: what type of economy we want to have. For us, we promote free markets. Really, it’s just a bunch of freedom-loving Americans who want to promote free markets and free people,” she said.