Do we need an Economic Bill of Rights? (with Mark Paul)

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

Civic Ventures

Business, Government, News, Politics

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🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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We learn in grade school that American citizens are endowed with certain inalienable rights, but basic necessities like housing and education aren’t protected by the Constitution. Imagine how different this country might be if affordable health care and guaranteed employment were included in our Bill of Rights. That’s the vision that economist Mark Paul outlines in his new book, The Ends of Freedom. Mark Paul is an assistant professor of economics at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. His research and writing have appeared in the New York Times, Economist, Washington Post, Nation, American Prospect, and Financial Times, among other publications. Twitter: @MarkVinPaul The Ends of Freedom https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo195791875.html Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com Twitter: @PitchforkEcon Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Nick’s twitter: @NickHanauer

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0:00.0	We get to talk to our old friend, the economist Mark Paul, about his new book, which argues
0:07.9	for an economic bill of rights.
0:10.0	So what are economic rights?
0:11.7	Things like Medicare for all, universal college or pre-K.
0:16.2	It means providing people with the right to basic essentials like a home.
0:20.1	I think a lot of people listening will be a little skeptical, can we afford it?
0:25.1	You know, the answer in the long run is, yeah.
0:33.0	From the home offices of civic ventures in downtown Seattle, this is pitchfork economics,
0:38.0	with Nick Hanauer, the best place to get the truth about who gets what and why.
0:48.9	I'm Nick Hanauer, founder of Civic Ventures.
0:52.1	I'm David Goldstein, senior fellow at Civic Ventures.
1:00.5	A couple episodes back, we talked with the economist and philosopher, Eric Agner, about
1:06.2	his book, How Economics Can Save the World.
1:11.2	And this week, Nick, we're talking to another author with a new book, which has some specific
1:16.0	ideas on how to do that through some real policies, kind of well, an economic bill of
1:25.1	rights.
1:26.1	Yeah.
1:27.1	And this week, we get to talk to our old friend, the economist Mark Paul, about his new
1:31.5	book, The Ends of Freedom, which argues for an economic bill of rights that actually will
1:39.0	save the world.
1:40.0	Or at least contribute to it.
1:42.3	That's right.
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