Why Capitalism is Good & We Don't Need Inflationary Money. Principles of Economics with Saifedean

Saifedean Ammous is an internationally best-selling economist and author, and hosts The Bitcoin Standard Podcast. In the episode we discuss:

-Saifedean's newest book: The Principles of Economics
-What is capitalism and why is it good?
-How much money an economy needs
-Time preference and societal values
-Bitcoin and the evolution of monetary technology

In 2018, Ammous authored The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, the best-selling book on bitcoin. In 2021, he published The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization. His latest book is Principles of Economics, a comprehensive textbook in economics in the Austrian school tradition.

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🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE:

0:00 Swan Bitcoin, Bitcoin 2024 promos
2:14 Motivation to write "Principle of Economics" textbook
6:42 Money is emergent
15:25 Importance of the business cycle
31:37 Fold debit card, Coinkite promos
33:07 Capitalism
44:48 Bitcoin unites
54:16 Technology, money and morality
58:53 Crowdhealth, Orange Pill App
1:00:24 Bitcoin is the answer
1:07:41 Role of government
1:22:38 Politicians vs. royalty

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