How Governments Steal | The Lyn Alden Series | Episode 3 (WiM198)

Macroeconomist and Investment Strategist Lyn Alden joins me for our third installment, discussing the IMF paper titled, "The Liquidation of Government Debt". We have a detailed conversation about the various options the "I.M.F." liquidates government debt, the E.C.B. current financial conundrum, and we ask the question: has there ever been a free market?Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGUESTLyn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact"The Liquidation of Government Debt" Paper: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2016/12/31/The-Liquidation-of-Government-Debt-42610Lyn's Website: https://www.lynalden.comPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Detailing the Various Options on how the "IMF" Liquidates government debt00:08:27 Differences in Long Term & Short Term Government Bonds00:13:25 How Countries try to Incentivize Government Bonds00:18:19 Discussing the Fed's Ability to buy up Government Bonds00:25:18 Discussing the E.C.B. Financial Conundrum00:31:14 Interest Rate Ceilings & Central Banks Influence00:36:51 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios00:37:37 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health00:38:45 What is "Debt-Overhang" & How can Bitcoin Help?00:48:25 Does Bitcoin need Mainstream Acceptance to Succeed?00:58:17 Discussing the Advantages & Media's Coverage of Bitcoin vs USD & Altcoins01:06:14 Centralized Attacks on Decentralization, Discussing Bitcoin's Social Layer01:12:15 Has there ever been a Free Market?01:17:16 The Lack of Optionality to Escape Currency Debasement prior to Bitcoin01:21:24 How the Government Incentivizes Real Estate Investment01:27:11 Final Thoughts & Where to find Lyn's Work01:27:56 "What is Money" OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/