November 9, 2010 10:58AM 

# VIDEO: Joe Biden’s Weak Case for Government Meddling 

By [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-o-brown) 

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Vice President Joe Biden believes that human progress depends almost entirely on government vision and government incentive. [Donald J. Boudreaux](https://www.cato.org/people/donald-boudreaux), Cato Institute adjunct scholar and George Mason University economics professor, details why Biden is wrong both generally and in the specific case he touts:

Produced by Caleb O. Brown. Shot and edited by Evan Banks.

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