Hayek’s Warning We Ignored: Government Planning Doesn’t Fix Economies

Hayek’s Warning We Ignored: Government Planning Doesn’t Fix Economies

Published: March 24, 2026

Duration: 20:18

Politicians say they can “fix” the economy.

But economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises pointed out how government “fixes" lead to bigger problems.

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Hayek and Mises predicted the fall of the Soviet Union. They warned that centrally planned economies fail.

But today, socialism is popular again. New York and Seattle have elected socialist mayors.

Many politicians still believe that government can manage the economy—an idea popularized by econo...