Episode 174: 7 reasons why money printing is bad

About this episode

The episode discusses seven negative effects of money printing on the economy and society.

Quick tour of 7 negative effects of money printing 1) Purchasing power declines, we get poorer 2) Focus on the now instead of investing for the future 3) Boom-bust cycles 4) Picking winners and losers arbitrarily (cantillon) 5)Increases inequality 6) Finances the government deficits too easily 7) Favors industrial policy to be set by government instead of left to the market process

People in this episode

Host: Bart Vanderhaegen

Topics covered

• money printing
• economic effects
• inflation
• government policy
• inequality
• financial cycles

Keywords

• money printing
• purchasing power
• boom-bust cycles
• inequality
• government deficits
• industrial policy

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