Show Notes
Show Notes & Timestamps
- Do we have a spending problem or a taxing problem? [2:00]
- Where is the biggest problem with spending? [3:07]
- Outside of the biggest problem, what is something else we should know about where spending is concerned? [6:37]
- Isn’t this just money we owe ourselves? [7:38]
- What is the Stand Together Vision for federal spending? [10:25]
- How do we look at spending through the lens of equal rights? [15:59]
- How do we look at spending through the lens of mutual benefit? [18:51]
- How do we look at spending through the lens of openness? [22:29]
- How do we look at spending through the lens of self-actualization? [24:21]
The Stand Together Vision:
We break barriers that stand in the way of people realizing their potential. This moves our society toward one of mutual benefit, where people succeed by helping others improve their lives.
History demonstrates people are capable of extraordinary things when they have the opportunity to learn, contribute, and succeed. We can transform society by breaking the internal and external barriers that prevent people from realizing their potential, enabling all people to improve their lives and find fulfillment by helping others do the same.
Our Guest
Adam Millsap is a senior fellow at the Charles Koch Institute (CKI) with a focus on economic opportunity. His research and writing covers urban development, population trends, labor markets, and federal and local urban public policy. Prior to joining CKI, Millsap served as assistant director of the L. Charles Hilton Jr. Center for the Study of Economic Prosperity and Individual Opportunity at Florida State University. He also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in economics there, and at Clemson University and George Mason University.
Millsap’s published works include the book Dayton: The Rise, Decline, and Transition of an Industrial City, and a range of op-eds and commentaries in national outlets such as USA Today, US News and World Report, Real Clear Policy, and The Hill, as well as regional outlets such as the Detroit Free Press, Orlando Sentinel, Cincinnati Enquirer, Orange County Register, and others. He is also a regular Forbes contributor.
Millsap earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in economics from Clemson University. He also holds a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in comparative religion from Miami University in Ohio.