ContrahourEverything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: How A Country Turns Itself Into A State“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline — it helps if you some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons…Aug 10, 2019Aug 10, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: The US Won’t Turn Into The Wiemar RepublicWhen you say the “government prints money,” the first image that pops into people’s heads is the Weimar Republic.Apr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: The Recipe For InflationTruth is borne from extremes.Mar 18, 2019Mar 18, 2019
ContrahourJapan Reveals Everything You Know About Money Is WrongJapan is a real-world example that shows traditional macroeconomic theory is wrong. Every myth that you have heard about government…Mar 4, 2019Mar 4, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: China Doesn’t Own The United StatesMost people assume China “owns” the US because it holds so many of our Treasury securities. Both China and Japan each own over $1 trillion…Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: Why Does The Government Issue Treasury Securities?The government always prints money. That’s why there’s a printing press in Washington DC. That’s how you get the currency you carry in…Feb 28, 2019Feb 28, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: If The Government Can Print Money, Why Do We Pay Taxes?Why does the piece of paper in your wallet marked One Dollar have value?Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: The United States Has A Very Efficient Monetary SystemThe United States Federal Government prints money because that’s how our monetary system is designed. Could we use a different system in…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: The Government Always Prints MoneyOpen your wallet.Feb 22, 2019Feb 22, 2019
ContrahourEverything You Know About Money Is Wrong: The United States Government Cannot Go BankruptThe United States owns a printing press that it keeps on the National Mall in Washington, DC. It’s very nice. I’ve seen it.Feb 22, 2019Feb 22, 2019