Free health care, housing, college, paid leave, and retirement benefits may sound appealing... but how would we pay for them?&nbsp;Rikki Schlott sits down with Cato’s Adam Michel to unpack the Democratic Socialists of America’s ambitious agenda and the staggering cost of its proposals. If taxing the rich and corporations is not enough to foot the bill, who would be paying next?&nbsp;Access Adam Michel's research here:<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/who-will-pay-democratic-socialisms-200-trillion-cost" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/blog/who-will-pay-democratic-socialisms-200-trillion-cost</a> &nbsp;Executive Producer: Kristina Kendall&nbsp;Producer: Barbara GallettiPost Production: Sedona LaMarreAudio Engineer: Cecil ShermanOriginal Music: Cecil Sherman&nbsp;Director of Photography: Darren WalkerAssistant Producer: Elcid Demonteverde&nbsp;Motion Graphics: Jonathan Fields&nbsp;<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Every Tuesday on The Cato Weekly Podcast, leading scholars and policy analysts from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective.&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.