The Liquidation of Government Debt | The Lyn Alden Series | Episode 1 (WiM187)

Macroeconomist and Investment Strategist Lyn Alden joins me to discuss the IMF paper titled, "The Liquidation of Government Debt". We talk about the many ways governments use coercion and financial repression to liquidate their debts onto productive market actors. We also discuss why gold failed as money and how Bitcoin could change institutional structures worldwide. 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/breedlove GUEST Lyn'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-42610 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 00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com 00:01:37 Introducing Lyn & Discussing "The Liquidation of Government Debt" 00:12:13 Options to get out of the Debt to GDP Bubble 00:18:28 Governments ability to Discharge the Debt Burden onto Others 00:27:28 Coercion & Trickery of Financial Repression 00:37:40 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios & Bitcoin Magazine 00:38:25 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:39:35 Differences between "Liquidation Tax" & "Financial Repression Tax" 00:46:35 Technological Advancements & Bitcoin Fixing the Government Misallocation of Capital 00:54:43 Explaining the "Financial Repression Tax" 00:59:08 Integrity of the Money Supply Reflects the Integrity of the Community 01:02:52 Technological Shortcomings on why Gold can't be Money 01:09:43 Could Bitcoin's Success impact Governmental Power Structures? 01:18:44 "What is Money" Outro SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Swan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/ CrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedlove Okcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedlove Invest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedlove Join Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023 Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/