How the West Was…Lost?

The Takeaway

It’s said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions…But does that apply to the leaders of powerful countries? What if programs that were intended to help Americans  – things like pensions, healthcare, and subsidized housing were hurting us instead? Dambisa Moyo is an economist and author of the new book: “How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly — and the Stark Choices ahead.”

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