Listen "Why the US Should Default"
Episode Synopsis
Jeff and Bob discuss the effect of rising interest rates on Uncle Sam's ability to service debt—and promote the increasingly less radical idea that a default on Treasury debt is both inevitable and good.
Jeff's article on rising rates: Mises.org/HAP351-1
House Budget Committee report on higher interest rates and US debt service: Mises.org/HAP351-2
Rothbard on the ethics of debt repudiation: Mises.org/HAP351-3
Jeff's article on rising rates: Mises.org/HAP351-1
House Budget Committee report on higher interest rates and US debt service: Mises.org/HAP351-2
Rothbard on the ethics of debt repudiation: Mises.org/HAP351-3
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