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The Preface to Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

Part Three: Gratuitous Goods and the State

Chapter 12 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

From pp. 364–392 in the print edition.

The Introduction to Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

From pp. 1–28 in the print edition.

Part Three: Gratuitous Goods and the State

Chapter 11 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

From pp. 333–364 in the print edition.

Part One: The Nature of Gratuitous Goods

Chapter 2 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

From pp. 63–94 in the print edition.

Part One: The Nature of Gratuitous Goods

Chapter 3 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

From pp. 95–116 in the print edition.

Two reasons why Trump won't/can't get rid of the IRS:

1. It's political suicide to get rid of payroll taxes.

2. Tariff revenue isn't nearly enough to fund the federal government at the levels the welfare/spending-addicted voters demand.

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The federal government didn't take charge of immigration policy until the 1880s. In the early republic, almost everyone agreed that immigration policy was a matter for the states.

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While President Trump‘s tariffs certainly are causing economic harm, they alone could not cause a recession had there not already been years of artificial credit expansion.

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In this episode, Bob breaks down the Triffin dilemma, explaining why it's wrong to assume that maintaining global reserve currency status requires ever-increasing U.S. trade deficits. He shows that America’s chronic deficits are driven more by government spending and fiat money than by global necessity, making the case that returning to fiscal discipline and sound money—not tariffs—is the key to reversing America’s economic decline.

• Bob and Jonathan Newman on Misleading Charts: Mises.org/HAP495a
• How Economists Evaluate Tariffs Versus Income Taxes: Mises.org/HAP495b
• The St. Louis Federal Reserve Article on Historical U.S. Trade Deficits: Mises.org/HAP495c
• The Charts Referenced in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP495d
• Saez and Zucman, "The Rise of Income and Wealth Inequality in America": Mises.org/HAP495e
• Trump's Remarks on the US being a "Tariff-Backed Nation": Mises.org/HAP495f
• The Tucker Carlson Show with Bob Lighthizer: Mises.org/HAP495g

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