617: How Can We Fix Our BROKEN Economic System? - Laurence Kotlikoff - a podcast by Jason Hartman talks to Joe the Plumber, Janice Dean, Bernard Kerik, Senator Byron Dorgan, Daniel Flynn, Susan Crawford, Navy SEAL Team Six, G. Edward Griffin, Craig Hulet, Gerald Celente, Matthew Stein, Steven Greenhut, Charles Goyette, John Perkins, C
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Jason Hartman invites Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics and NY Times Best Selling author of Money Magic: An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life, to the show today.
Are the United States' long term fiscal problems solvable? How HIGH would federal taxes have to increase to pay for our spending? Could we fix the system with healthcare reform? What will be the economic consequences of Russia's war with Ukraine? Jason Hartman and Laurence Kotlikoff discuss the outlook for the future and much more, including unfunded mandates, debt vs. GDP, tax hikes, why NOT to borrow to pay for college and what to do in times of economic uncertainty.
Key Takeaways:
1:00 Welcome Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics and NY Times best-selling author
1:57 What are unfunded mandates?
3:09 Official and unofficial liabilities
3:42 Debt vs GDP
5:35 We need a sizable tax hike to fund social security benefits
8:27 Tax brackets and government benefit programs
10:03 Could we fix the system with healthcare reform?
13:30 Money printing puts pressure on prices
17:05 Kotlikoff on inflation and hyperinflation
20:03 Russia/Ukraine, China/Taiwan - what do these conflicts mean for the economy?
21:31 The humanitarian and economic consequences of war
24:07 Stock market risk
25:08 Tips from Kotlikoff's new book: Money Magic: An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life
26:18 Don't borrow for college: it's a scam
29:16 Strategies to protect yourself in times of uncertainty
31:08 Find Laurence at Kotlikoff.net
31:26 Final thoughts on Russia/Ukraine conflict
32:35 Government borrowing rates
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