#475: Why Capitalism, Not Socialism, Encourages Morality, According to a Former CEO

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🗓️ 3 June 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Andy Puzder grew up in a blue-collar home. He went on to be the CEO of a major fast-food company and he credits capitalism for helping him improve his lot in life. Now he wants young Americans to understand that socialism isn’t just ineffective, but is morally inferior to capitalism. We also cover these stories:•Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues a warning to China on the thirtieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. •Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard is warning U.S. against imposing tariffs, saying they would be counterproductive.•A former Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper, is booed for speaking out against socialism. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, June 4th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.4	And I'm Daniel Davis. Andy Puster grew up in a blue collar home. He then went on to become a CEO of a major
0:16.0	fast food company. And he credits capitalism for helping him improve his life, and he wants
0:21.4	young Americans to understand that socialism isn't just
0:24.3	ineffective it's actually morally inferior to capitalism. It's a very interesting
0:29.1	perspective I had the chance to sit down with Andy recently and today we'll share that interview.
0:34.0	Plus is President Trump getting behind gay pride? We'll discuss a new development that has some
0:39.6	Trump supporters wondering.
0:41.6	By the way if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider leaving a review or a five-star rating in iTunes
0:47.4	and please subscribe.
0:49.1	Now onto our top news. Well President Trump touched down in London on Monday for a state visit
1:01.0	meeting with the Queen and the Royal Family before a planned state
1:04.6	dinner. But the President didn't arrive quietly. Before his plane touched down he
1:09.0	tweeted against London's mayor, Sadique Khan, who had criticized British officials for inviting him.
1:15.0	Trump tweeted, quote,
1:17.0	Sadique Khan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as mayor of London,
1:21.0	has been foolishly nasty to the visiting President of the United States,
1:25.1	by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom.
1:28.3	He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me."
1:33.0	Well, the President is set to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May,
1:37.4	who's on her way out the door after having failed to deliver Brexit.
1:41.4	She has announced that she'll resign in the days after Trump's visit.
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