Money, government, and free markets, with Carson Hughes

Carson's channel: @CarsonHughes85 .

0:00 A primitive society, “taxation is theft”

6:14 Voluntary vs. coercive (fiat) money, and 7:43 the history of currency

11:28 The government’s role and enforcement of contracts

12:51 Who should create money or print dollar bills, if not the government?

18:41 Return to primitive society question: How should it function? Voluntarily.

22:23 Is government control of money necessary to avoid monetary chaos?

25:03 When should the government step in? Minimum wage. Wealth inequality.

32:28 What level of starvation to death (if any) justifies government intervention?

34:33 Emergency cases

37:16 Should racial discrimination be legal? Free markets and racism. Segregation in schools.

47:10 What level of starvation to death (if any) justifies government intervention? (again)

48:57 The tiny number of people who need charity to live

50:42 Automation and jobs

56:59 Closing

George Selgin and Lawrence White are the two economists I mentioned.

Recorded on March 3, 2023.

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