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Can't we just print more money?

August 24, 2025
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You must have had this conversation when

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You must have had this conversation when you<00:00:02.080> were<00:00:02.159> a<00:00:02.320> kid<00:00:02.399> at<00:00:02.560> some<00:00:02.720> point<00:00:02.960> where<00:00:03.120> where

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you were a kid at some point where where

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you were a kid at some point where where you<00:00:03.919> or<00:00:04.240> somebody<00:00:04.480> says,<00:00:04.960> "Hey,<00:00:05.359> like<00:00:05.520> why

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you or somebody says, "Hey, like why

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you or somebody says, "Hey, like why don't<00:00:05.920> we<00:00:06.000> just<00:00:06.240> make<00:00:06.400> more<00:00:06.640> money?<00:00:07.040> Why<00:00:07.200> don't

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don't we just make more money? Why don't

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don't we just make more money? Why don't we<00:00:07.440> just<00:00:07.600> print<00:00:07.759> more<00:00:07.919> money?<00:00:08.160> Give<00:00:08.320> everybody

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we just print more money? Give everybody

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we just print more money? Give everybody more<00:00:08.880> money.<00:00:09.360> Why<00:00:09.519> don't<00:00:09.599> we<00:00:09.760> just<00:00:09.920> do<00:00:10.000> that?"

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more money. Why don't we just do that?"

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more money. Why don't we just do that?" People<00:00:10.719> have<00:00:11.040> confused<00:00:11.840> money<00:00:12.160> for<00:00:12.480> real

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People have confused money for real

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People have confused money for real resources.<00:00:13.440> And<00:00:13.599> I<00:00:13.759> think<00:00:13.840> I<00:00:14.000> think<00:00:14.080> we<00:00:14.240> live

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resources. And I think I think we live

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resources. And I think I think we live in<00:00:14.480> an<00:00:14.639> age<00:00:14.719> where<00:00:14.880> like<00:00:15.040> money<00:00:15.280> is<00:00:15.519> kind<00:00:15.599> of

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in an age where like money is kind of

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in an age where like money is kind of the<00:00:15.839> new<00:00:16.000> religion.<00:00:16.640> And<00:00:16.880> people<00:00:17.520> confuse

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the new religion. And people confuse

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the new religion. And people confuse money<00:00:18.160> for<00:00:18.320> real<00:00:18.480> resources.<00:00:18.880> And<00:00:19.039> this<00:00:19.119> is

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money for real resources. And this is

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money for real resources. And this is like<00:00:19.920> this<00:00:20.320> confusion<00:00:21.199> really<00:00:21.600> prevents

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like this confusion really prevents

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like this confusion really prevents people<00:00:22.640> from<00:00:23.039> seeing,<00:00:24.400> you<00:00:24.640> know,

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people from seeing, you know,

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people from seeing, you know, seeing<00:00:26.800> the<00:00:27.039> forest<00:00:27.359> in<00:00:27.519> front<00:00:27.599> of<00:00:27.680> their

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seeing the forest in front of their

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seeing the forest in front of their eyes.<00:00:28.240> So<00:00:28.640> co<00:00:29.439> we<00:00:29.679> knew<00:00:30.720> the<00:00:31.039> government<00:00:31.359> was

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eyes. So co we knew the government was

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eyes. So co we knew the government was going<00:00:31.599> to<00:00:31.679> give<00:00:32.000> a<00:00:32.239> trillion<00:00:32.559> pounds<00:00:32.800> out

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going to give a trillion pounds out

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going to give a trillion pounds out which<00:00:33.360> it<00:00:33.520> did<00:00:34.559> trillion<00:00:34.960> pounds<00:00:35.520> a<00:00:35.600> lot<00:00:35.760> of

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which it did trillion pounds a lot of

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which it did trillion pounds a lot of money<00:00:36.239> right<00:00:36.960> 20<00:00:37.120> grand<00:00:37.360> per<00:00:37.600> person<00:00:38.000> US

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money right 20 grand per person US

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money right 20 grand per person US numbers<00:00:38.640> even<00:00:38.800> bigger<00:00:39.360> you<00:00:39.600> should<00:00:39.760> know

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numbers even bigger you should know

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numbers even bigger you should know distribution<00:00:40.480> is<00:00:40.640> going<00:00:40.719> to<00:00:40.879> change<00:00:41.440> probably

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distribution is going to change probably

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distribution is going to change probably inflation<00:00:42.239> crisis<00:00:43.120> probably<00:00:44.000> a<00:00:44.239> big<00:00:44.480> increase

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inflation crisis probably a big increase

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inflation crisis probably a big increase in<00:00:44.800> asset<00:00:45.120> prices<00:00:45.680> it<00:00:45.920> should<00:00:46.079> be<00:00:46.160> obvious

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in asset prices it should be obvious

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in asset prices it should be obvious right<00:00:46.640> because<00:00:46.800> you<00:00:46.960> printed<00:00:47.280> tons<00:00:47.520> of<00:00:47.600> money

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right because you printed tons of money

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right because you printed tons of money you<00:00:48.239> haven't<00:00:48.480> done<00:00:48.640> anything<00:00:48.800> to<00:00:48.960> real

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you haven't done anything to real

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you haven't done anything to real resources<00:00:49.920> but<00:00:50.160> what<00:00:50.399> was<00:00:50.559> the<00:00:50.800> media

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resources but what was the media

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resources but what was the media actually<00:00:51.600> saying<00:00:52.079> the<00:00:52.320> media<00:00:52.559> was<00:00:52.719> saying<00:00:52.960> oh

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actually saying the media was saying oh

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actually saying the media was saying oh my<00:00:53.360> god<00:00:54.160> people<00:00:54.399> have<00:00:54.640> got<00:00:54.800> so<00:00:55.039> much<00:00:55.199> money<00:00:55.520> now

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my god people have got so much money now

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my god people have got so much money now we're<00:00:56.239> going<00:00:56.320> to<00:00:56.399> have<00:00:56.559> such<00:00:56.800> an<00:00:56.960> economic

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we're going to have such an economic

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we're going to have such an economic boom

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boom

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boom when<00:00:58.800> we<00:00:59.039> reopen.