Free the Economy podcast: Costs and benefits of urban transit with John Charles
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In this week’s episode we cover Dodd-Frank’s 15th anniversary, a victory for homeowners in Oregon, and an alternative to socialist grocery stores in New York City. Our interview this week is with John Charles, president of the Cascade Policy Institute in Portland, Oregon. We’ll talk about public transit, taxes, budgets, declining ridership, and what comes next for America’s bus and rail networks.
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Join us next week when our guest will be Norbert Michel, director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and author of the recent book Crushing Capitalism: How the Stagnation Narrative is Threatening the American Dream.