Dave Brat
Dave Brat
David Alan "Dave" Bratis an American economist and member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving Virginia's 7th congressional district. Prior to his election to Congress, Brat was a professor at Randolph–Macon College. A Republican, he serves on these House Committees: Budget, Education and Workforce, and Small Business...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm a Ph.D. in economics, and so you analyze every situation uniquely because every international situation is unique.
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In terms of personalities - I don't care about the personalities, I want leadership that's in favor of my principles: free markets, adherence to the Constitution, and equal treatment for everyone under the law.
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If you take your kid in for the sniffles, you pay $20, but the full cost is $200. And so we need to get back to the price system where you see the full cost of health care, and then people will make smarter decisions. That will reduce health care costs, and it's a huge part of our economy.
I'm not anti-Wall Street - I'm anti-distortions to free markets.