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Trump's Tariffs: Triffin Is Wrong, Ron Paul Is Right
Manage episode 476138277 series 76841
In this episode, Bob breaks down the Triffin dilemma, explaining why it's wrong to assume that maintaining global reserve currency status requires ever-increasing U.S. trade deficits. He shows that America’s chronic deficits are driven more by government spending and fiat money than by global necessity, making the case that returning to fiscal discipline and sound money—not tariffs—is the key to reversing America’s economic decline.
- Bob and Jonathan Newman on Misleading Charts: Mises.org/HAP495a
- How Economists Evaluate Tariffs Versus Income Taxes: Mises.org/HAP495b
- The St. Louis Federal Reserve Article on Historical U.S. Trade Deficits: Mises.org/HAP495c
- The Charts Referenced in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP495d
- Saez and Zucman, "The Rise of Income and Wealth Inequality in America": Mises.org/HAP495e
- Trump's Remarks on the US being a "Tariff-Backed Nation": Mises.org/HAP495f
- The Tucker Carlson Show with Bob Lighthizer: Mises.org/HAP495g
The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard’s, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree
Join the Mises Institute on April 26 in Phoenix, Arizona, as we expose the danger and waste of bureaucracy: Mises.org/Phoenix25
563 episodes
Manage episode 476138277 series 76841
In this episode, Bob breaks down the Triffin dilemma, explaining why it's wrong to assume that maintaining global reserve currency status requires ever-increasing U.S. trade deficits. He shows that America’s chronic deficits are driven more by government spending and fiat money than by global necessity, making the case that returning to fiscal discipline and sound money—not tariffs—is the key to reversing America’s economic decline.
- Bob and Jonathan Newman on Misleading Charts: Mises.org/HAP495a
- How Economists Evaluate Tariffs Versus Income Taxes: Mises.org/HAP495b
- The St. Louis Federal Reserve Article on Historical U.S. Trade Deficits: Mises.org/HAP495c
- The Charts Referenced in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP495d
- Saez and Zucman, "The Rise of Income and Wealth Inequality in America": Mises.org/HAP495e
- Trump's Remarks on the US being a "Tariff-Backed Nation": Mises.org/HAP495f
- The Tucker Carlson Show with Bob Lighthizer: Mises.org/HAP495g
The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard’s, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree
Join the Mises Institute on April 26 in Phoenix, Arizona, as we expose the danger and waste of bureaucracy: Mises.org/Phoenix25
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