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SLP527 Has Business Been Exploiting Labour since 1971? with Gene Epstein

Many Bitcoiners have seen or shared around the images that show Labour Compensation (wages and other benefits) diverging from Labour Productivity since 1971, particularly from sites such as wtfhappenedin1971.com. Rejoining me today is Gene Epstein to break down why this chart is flawed! We also talk about broader issues around CPI, whether inflation is over or undercounted, and cost of living pressures that so many people are facing today. The conclusions will surprise you!

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SLP518 Broken Money with Lyn Alden

In this podcast episode, Lyn Alden, a macro analyst, talks about her new book “Broken Money” and shares her ideas on different theories of money, control of ledger money, speed of transaction vs settlement, warfare funding under fiat, base money and broad money, GFC and its response, fiat standard incentives, and the type of debt that makes sense under a Bitcoin standard.