Shoshana Weissmann: How Capitalist Reforms Can Uplift the Working Class (Without Any Socialism)

<p>Progressive Democrats and socialists claim that only more welfare programs can help the poor get ahead. The R Street Institute&#39;s Shoshana Weissmann joins the show to rebut this narrative and explain how free-market, pro-capitalism policy reforms can uplift the working class. We discuss occupational licensing reform, deregulation, cronyism, and how big government can stifle competition and lock poor and minority workers out of a job. </p> <p>Oh, and we discuss whether my boyfriend broke the law by cutting my hair during quarantine, why some people mistake her for a senator from East Virginia (which doesn&#39;t exist), her love for Neil Gorsuch, tofu, and more.</p> <p>Follow Shoshana on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/senatorshoshana" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/senatorshoshana</a>.<br> Follow Brad on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo</a>.<br> Follow Brad on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/</a>.<br> Follow Brad on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFUXoMmjzaeD5RjGPNGHSQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFUXoMmjzaeD5RjGPNGHSQ?view_as=subscriber</a>.</p>