Episode notes
Here is Part 2 of Kevin and my 6th discussion over F.A. Hayek's 'The Road to Serfdom.' This video covers the second half of our discussion on Chapter 7: Planning and Totalitarianism. In this chapter, Hayek really begins to unpack the trajectory of Planning, hence the title. Here, Hayek expands on one way Planners begin to take over the whole of society, by seeking total control of one seemingly insignificant aspect of life- economics. Once planners are able to assert control over the means of production, they effectively gain control over *all* aspects of society, by determining the importance of every profession, product, and laborer, as they all are not filtered through the desires and goals of the Planner, rather than the individual citizen.
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