For those that are passionate about our children’s future, school choice seems like a no-brainer. It’s been proven to work and it empowers families to make the best decisions for their unique situations. In this special episode celebrating National School Choice Week 2017, Ed is joined by LIBRE’s Carli Dimino and Jacqueline Llama to discuss the incredible opportunities that school choice programs provide to children and parents.

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Right-to-Work laws are crucial labor reforms that give workers the freedom to choose whether or not to be a member of a union and prevent membership from becoming a condition of employment. In this episode, Ed is joined by Kentucky Rep. Jim DeCesare to discuss how Right-to-Work passed in Kentucky and the importance of prevailing wage reform to protect Kentucky taxpayers.

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When President Obama was running for office in 2008, he stated that the goal of his energy policy would make electricity prices “necessarily skyrocket.” Eight years later, he has proven to back up this promise. Through executive orders and guidance of the EPA, President Obama has routinely sought to even bypass congress to enact strangling energy regulations. In this episode, Ed is joined by AFP Director of Federal Affairs Chrissy Harbin to discuss the destructive effects these policies have on business and individuals across the country, as well as the kinds of changes we might see in a Trump administration.

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For years, politicians in every state have over-promised on pension benefits and under-delivered on the funding of these plans, creating massive unfunded liabilities. This is a huge burden on the backs of the taxpayers who are footing the bill, but state and local governments use Enron-style accounting to these liabilities from us. In this episode, Ed is joined by ALEC’s Jonathan Williams to discuss how states rank in the funding of their pension programs and how this crisis can be addressed.

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The results of the 2016 election were less about Donald Trump and more about the American people saying they were fed up with eight years of President Obama’s failed big government policies. Across eight states that AFP engaged in, our incredible activists had millions of conversations with American, helping toward the defeat of seven candidates that were a threat to free market principles.

In this episode, Ed is joined by AFP Vice President of Policy Mac Zimmerman to discuss the free market successes in the senate and what AFP is looking ahead to achieve during the upcoming lame duck session.

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Despite being told that Obamacare was supposed to save Americans money, we’ve seen nothing but massive increases to premiums and deductibles since the law was passed. Despite a plethora of mandates and regulations, young people are refusing to pay high rates for things they don’t need, making Obamacare exchanges fiscally irresponsible for most insurance companies. There has even been the call to give these insurance companies massive bailouts all paid for by the American taxpayers. In this episode, Ed is joined by AFP Director of Policy, Akash Chougale, to discuss what can be done to fight back and hold elected officials accountable going into lame duck and why it’s important to remember that the fight to repeal Obamacare is far from over.

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The stated intention of “Certificate of Need” Laws is to reduce medical costs and increase the quality of healthcare. In reality, they’ve simply limited healthcare options and increased the spread of cronyism. It’s gotten so bad that many states have already dropped them, and those that haven’t see higher hospital mortality rates. In this episode, Ed is joined by the Mercatus Center’s Matthew D. Mitchell to discuss the impacts of these regulations and what can be done about them.

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Transparency is important for government officials, but American citizens have a right to their privacy, including when it comes to how they donate their money. However, this right is being assaulted by groups that want to expose individuals that contribute to non-profit organizations, allowing them to be harassed and intimidated. In this episode, Ed is joined by AFP’s South Dakota State Director Ben Lee to discuss this attempted meddling in the democratic process within South Dakota.

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With government control and power growing every day, how can one fight back? In this second installment of the Prosperity Podcast recorded at the Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, Ed sits down with four more guests. Richard Corcoran stresses the importance of fighting for a principle-based government, David Perdue highlights the success of grassroots activism in advancing free market policies, Beth Anne Mumford discusses the efforts to halt the march of increasing regulation, and Gen LaGreca explores the consequences of bureaucracy in health care.

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How can we transform the American economy? Does being a conservative really mean having no heart? How did the UK defy the “experts” with the Brexit vote? Is there anything that can be done about the double standards within the IRS? In this special edition of the Prosperity Podcast recorded at the Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, four of the conference’s speakers join the podcast to discuss. Kim Strassel explores the huge potential of the energy industry, Arthur Brooks argues that free market principles are what the poor need most, Daniel Hannan analyzes Brexit’s successful campaign of cheerfulness, patriotism, and freedom, and Jim Jordan explains his plan to reform the IRS.

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