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Danny LeRoy - Why Are Groceries So Expensive?
Alex speaks with Danny Leroy about inflation in Canada, with a focus on the rising price of groceries. Danny explains how monetary expansion and government policies have driven up grocery prices and other costs, emphasizing the role of the Bank of Canada in creating money and the cascading effects this has on different sectors of the economy. Danny and Alex then discuss potential policy changes to address rising costs and improve the purchasing power of Canadians.
References
Danny Leroy's Publications
Link: https://scholar.ulethbridge.ca/dannyleroy/publications
"The Constitution of Liberty" by Friedrich Hayek
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Constitution-Liberty-Friedrich-Hayek/dp/0226320847
Milton Friedman on Greed (Donahue Show, 1979)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A
Statistics Canada Data on Grocery Prices
Link: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/topics-start/food-price
"Prices and Production" by Friedrich Hayek
Link: https://a.co/d/igCpqFX
Austrian Economics and the Boom-Bust Cycle
Link: https://yipinstitute.org/article/boom-or-bust-the-austrian-theory-of-the-business-cycle
"The Road to Serfdom" by Friedrich Hayek
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Road-Serfdom-Friedrich-Hayek/dp/0226320553
Thanks to our patrons including: Amy Willis, Kris Rondolo, and Christopher McDonald.
To become a patron, go to patreon.com/curioustask
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Alex speaks with Danny Leroy about inflation in Canada, with a focus on the rising price of groceries. Danny explains how monetary expansion and government policies have driven up grocery prices and other costs, emphasizing the role of the Bank of Canada in creating money and the cascading effects this has on different sectors of the economy. Danny and Alex then discuss potential policy changes to address rising costs and improve the purchasing power of Canadians.
References
Danny Leroy's Publications
Link: https://scholar.ulethbridge.ca/dannyleroy/publications
"The Constitution of Liberty" by Friedrich Hayek
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Constitution-Liberty-Friedrich-Hayek/dp/0226320847
Milton Friedman on Greed (Donahue Show, 1979)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A
Statistics Canada Data on Grocery Prices
Link: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/topics-start/food-price
"Prices and Production" by Friedrich Hayek
Link: https://a.co/d/igCpqFX
Austrian Economics and the Boom-Bust Cycle
Link: https://yipinstitute.org/article/boom-or-bust-the-austrian-theory-of-the-business-cycle
"The Road to Serfdom" by Friedrich Hayek
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Road-Serfdom-Friedrich-Hayek/dp/0226320553
Thanks to our patrons including: Amy Willis, Kris Rondolo, and Christopher McDonald.
To become a patron, go to patreon.com/curioustask
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