WiM030 - The Frisby Series | Episode 8 | The American Civil War

Dominic Frisby joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "Daylight Robbery: How Tax Shaped Our Past and Will Change Our Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Dominic's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicFrisby Dominic's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Daylight-Robbery-Shaped-Change-Future/dp/0241360846/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= PODCAST Podcast 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=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:05 NYDIG 00:01:22 Events Leading to The American Civil War 00:12:24 The Tax Situation Pre-Civil War 00:18:44 The Role of Slavery Pre-Civil War 00:23:50 “The Purpose of Every Conquest in History” 00:29:55 Europe’s Influence on Pre-Civil War America 00:34:21 The First Shots Fired 00:37:53 American Civil War was a Tax Story 00:39:15 Altcoin Speculation and Inflation 00:43:01 An Economic Discussion of Bitcoin 00:50:19 Discovering the Evils of Fiat Currency SOCIAL Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true