Vance Ginn joins the Fine Print Podcast with Julie Barrett to discuss why he believes government age-verification mandates and digital ID requirements take power away from parents and create more problems than they solve.

In this episode, the PhD economist and former chief economist at the Trump OMB and Texas Public Policy Foundation explains his view that we should empower parents—not bureaucrats—when it comes to kids and technology. He shares his perspective as a father of three, breaks down the trade-offs of bills like Texas’s App Store Accountability Act, and addresses the growing push for more government involvement in what children can access online.

Topics covered include:

• Why “protect the kids” policies often function as digital IDs and expand surveillance
• The inconsistency of supporting school choice while restricting parental authority online
• Correlation vs. causation in the debate over social media and teen mental health
• The knowledge problem and why politicians are poorly positioned to parent
• Marketplace solutions, parental controls, and the risks of mission creep

Vance Ginn is the founder of Ginn Economic Consulting and host of the Let the People Prosper Show.

Learn more: • VanceGinn.com • VanceGinn.substack.com • Let the People Prosper Show (available on major podcast platforms)

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