Myths That Built Trickle-Down Economics: Regulations Kill Growth (with Robert Reich)

Podcast: Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer · Civic Ventures

Opublikowano: 2026-06-23

This week, we’re kicking off our archive miniseries, Myths That Built Trickle-Down Economics, with one of the most persistent myths in American politics: that regulation kills growth. Corporate lobbyists and trickle-down evangelists have spent decades branding any rule that limits big business as a “job killer.” But what if good regulation isn’t the enemy of prosperity, but one of the things that makes prosperity possible? Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich joined Nick and Paul back in 2019 to explain why we should stop calling these rules “regulations” and start calling them what they really...