Kimberly and Hillary, two friends who have been around politics and government, come together from opposite sides of the aisle and discuss some interesting moments in the history of liquidity, money, and national debt. We also have a few laughs along the way.

Podcast segments: What are we talking about?, What needs fixing?, and Brainstorm Better Governance.

What Are We Talking About?

Finance and Trade history! The Knights Templar being allowed to act as proto banks, the needs of larger economies, fractional reserve banking, Alexander Hamilton's national debt, Andrew Jackson eliminating the national debt, and our ever increasing need for liquidity.

What Needs Fixing?

1.) Lack of deep conversation about entitlement programs and the national debt as a whole. Entitlements are necessary, but at what level?

2.) The use of national debt as a political tool only to complain about the party in power.

3.) Lack of education on the national debt.

4.) Lack of discussion about how to address the national debt.

Brainstorm Better Governance

1.) We need to get educated about the national debt and the monetary system.

2.) Conversation about what we are paying for and what ultimately matters.

Thank you to PodSummit.com for the free music and FreeSound for the free sounds.

Sources

Link to US Debt Clock

Link to Extra History's The History of Paper Money - Origins of Exchange - Extra History - #1

Link to Philip IV King of France -Britannica

Link to "Busting the Myth of Friday the 13th and the Knights Templar" -National Geographic

Link to "Whatever happened to the Knights Templar?" -The Guardian

Link to "When the US Paid Off the Entire National Debt (And Why It Didn't Last)" -NPR

Link to Pentagon Audit Article. -DefenseNews

Link to Congressional Budget Office website Great Source!!

Link to Bipartisan Policy Center

Link to Niskanen Center

Link to The Concord Coalition