On this crossover episode of Haman Nature, poker pro Adam Haman and economist Bob Murphy take a look at the seeming epidemic of fraud in Minnesota's government welfare/charity programs and why the problem is much more systemic than people tend to think.00:00 — Intro. This episode brought to you by "The Quality Learing Center"!02:07 — What's up with the fraud in MN? Also, Adam mis-spells "LEARING" while mocking that misspelling!10:45 — This isn't just a Minnesota problem or an immigrant problem. Fraud is baked into the structure and incentives of government systems.21:20 — Why is day care so expensive in the first place? Government regulations, of course! What is "the knowledge problem" vis-a-vis welfare and charity?37:23 — What are the perverse incentives facing government bureaucrats? What about the negative incentives faced by the beneficiaries?51:02 — How would social welfare/charity be addressed w/o government involvement? What does it look like in "AnCapistan"?57:47 — Is Tim Walz about to lead a secessionist movement? Also, the insanity of the left/right behavior "in the streets" these days is highly counter-productive, persuasion-wise. Also, how are people perceiving the ICE officer who shot Renee Good? Why are people LARPing so much lately?1:14:59 — Outro and final thoughts. Thanks for watching Haman Nature! Article mentioned: Minnesota Reveals the Truth: Bureaucrats Don't Cure Poverty - They Feed On ItArticle mentioned: Fire Kills and LEOs Use Real Bullets, Folks. Wake Up. Life Isn't a Video GamePrevious Hn episode mentioned: Debating Jacob Hornberger On Libertarian Open Border Theory

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