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Why Private Investment Works & Govt. Investment Doesn't

Big Government · Economics · National Budget · Captions

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From transportation to energy, and everything in between, should the government invest money in as many promising projects as possible? Or would that actually doom many of those ventures to failure? Burt Folsom, historian and professor at Hillsdale College, answers those questions by drawing on the fascinating history of the race to build America's railroads and airplanes.

Standards Met in Ohio

  • EFL.9-12.14.lp.hGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a budget.