#313: The financial costs of war with Alex Gladstein
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
Marty Bent
4.8 • 804 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2022
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how America has funded its wars over the last 70 years.
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