Top-down or middle-out? Debating the key to economic growth

Name: Top-down or middle-out? Debating the key to economic growth
Uploaded: 2014-07-29T00:48:03Z
Duration: P595S
Description: What’s the best engine to drive the economy? More money for the rich, or better wages for the working class? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the debate between those two lines of thought with billionaire venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and noted libertarian law professor Richard Epstein.

Clip: 07/28/2014 | 9m 55s

What’s the best engine to drive the economy? More money for the rich, or better wages for the working class? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the debate between those two lines of thought with billionaire venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and noted libertarian law professor Richard Epstein.

Aired: 07/28/14

Rating: NR

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