Government Ag Policies: Harvesting Absurdities | Robert P. Murphy

Presented by Bob Murphy at the Mises Circle in Indianapolis: "Agricultural Subsidies: Down on the D.C. Farm," on 14 May 2011. Sponsored by Weaver Popcorn Company.

[@MabusZero]

Finally, a good video discussing the truth of the Herbert Hoover administration and the nonsensical side of government subsidy to farmers.

[@bartj777]

Bob Murphy rules!

[@2plus2make4]

very good - slow start but was worth the wait

[@EvansEasyJapanese]

@TimothyADonaghue I love Murphy's presentations. The fact that he doesn't use notes makes it "listen-to-able". People who read off of cards piss me off.

[@capitalist4life]

Hey, I'm a high schooler and I have a very Murphy-esque sense of humor. I also got the Seinfeld joke. My peers embarrass me.

[@antond1820]

I could not stop laughing at 20:00 when he delves into how truly absurd these programs are. You can tell from his face he's having a hard time believing it himself "they're doing essentially the opposite of what a speculator's supposed to do" LMAO

[@EvansEasyJapanese]

@TimothyADonaghue I love Murphy's presentations. The fact that he doesn't use notes makes it "listen-to-able". People who read off of cards piss me off. He should probably bring up notes, and make sure that he doesn't jump back and forth as much as he does... But I hate people who read off of notes.

[@efrem1]

@hartforest Aww, that's OK :-)

[@TheManiacalSatanist6]

Doug French really gets on my last nerves!!! But Murphy is awesome!!!!

[@MrTeeri4]

French is a legend,

[@eggmunkee]

I wouldn't wish that on anyone, nor do I expect Dr. Murphy would accept such a nomination. The state even wielded by non-statists (supposing they would even accept such a position) would still be evil. It's a non-solution to suggest the best way to get rid of the violence of the mob is to support Gandhi for head mobster. When a system is corrupt and violent, joining it will either corrupt or reject such a leader which is antithetical to the purpose of an group. The state is no different.