Episode 43 - Self-Interest

Episode 43 August 01, 2019 00:38:34
Episode 43 - Self-Interest
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Episode 43 - Self-Interest

Aug 01 2019 | 00:38:34

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Show Notes

Individuals act on self-interest. No, that doesn’t mean that people are only motivated by selfish materialism. It comes down to an understanding that actions made today will have consequences tomorrow. So how can individual self-interest help a society? Join Nobel laureate Dr. Gary Becker to find out in the newest episode of the Free To Choose Media Podcast, Self-Interest.

Originally Recorded: 1993

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