7/25/24 Thomas Eddlem on How the Fed Hurts the Poor

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Scott Horton

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4.8 • 902 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Scott interviews Libertarian Institute William Norman Grigg Fellow Thomas Eddlem about two articles he recently wrote. The first focuses on how the Fed’s artificial price inflation is harming those who do and will rely on Social Security. The second examines how the Fed-created housing crisis traps people in poverty. Discussed on the show: “The Trillion Dollar Social Security Trust Fund Robbery” (Libertarian Institute) “Home Ownership Crisis: How the Fed Creates a Financial Underclass” (Libertarian Institute) Thomas R. Eddlem is the William Norman Grigg Fellow at the Libertarian Institute, an economist and a freelance writer published by more than 20 periodicals and websites. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, y'all welcome to the Scott Horton's show.
0:02.0	I'm the director of the Libertarian Institute.
0:09.0	I'm the director of the Libertarian Institute,
0:14.8	editorial director of anti-war.com.
0:17.6	Author of the book, Pools Arren,
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0:38.6	interview archive is also available at YouTube. YouTube. And he is our William Norman Grigg fellow now at the Libertarian Institute.
0:56.0	And he also is the author of a great book called A Rogue's Sedition.
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