CW 677 - George Gilder - The Scandal of Money, Why Wall Street Recovers But The Economy Never Does, Discovery Institute, Supply Side Economics, Speechwriter for Ronald Reagan

Jason's guest today George Gilder, has a brilliant way of looking at the world. He is back for his second interview and this time they are discussing his new book The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does. George has also authored Wealth and Poverty. He is the Co-founder of the Discovery Institute, one of the original pillars of supply-side economics and a former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan while Reagan was running for President. He says “You can print money but you can’t print value.”

 

Key Takeaways:

Jason’s Editorial:

 

[2:12] The whole world is being controlled by algorithms.

[6:11] The 1031 exchange allows you to exchange one property for two and improves cash flow.

 

George Gilder Guest Interview:

[10:01] The closed loop economy is not the fault of Capitalism, it is the Federal Reserve and the Obama Administration.

[12:57] Because of regulations and restrictions companies don’t want to go public.

[16:22] Supply-side surges the economy up by enabling creativity and growth.

[21:25] How is the Fed keeping a closed loop economy?

[26:12] The goal of the future is to dismantle this paralyzing regulatory apparatus and reforming the Fed.

[28:15] China has demographic problems but they have a massive expansion of venture capital.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Jason Hartman Properties

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Wealth and Poverty

The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does

Discovery Institute