About this episode
In this episode, Brian explains the complexities of the banking and monetary system and its implications on society.
Episode 11: "The Cost Of A Dollar" Henry Ford believed that if Americans truly understood the banking and monetary system, there would be a revolution before morning. In this primer episode — built to share with the Bitcoin-curious — Brian walks through three acts: how dollars are actually created (the Treasury/Fed/fractional reserve cycle, and the Cantillon Effect that tells you who benefits), what that monetary architecture has produced in the real world (fiat food, fiat health, fiat relati...
People in this episode
Host: Brian
Topics covered
- banking
- monetary system
- Bitcoin
- fiat currency
- economic theory
Keywords
- dollar
- banking system
- Cantillon Effect
- fiat
- economic revolution
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federal Reserve, Treasury
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