Carlos and Bob discuss some of the misconceptions or difficulties they had early on, which made them reluctant to embrace IBC.Mentioned in this episode: The next IBC Seminar for the General Public on October 13, 2018 in Fort Worth, TX. Details at IBCSeminar.com. Lara-Murphy Show episode 51. The Practitioner finder. The Case for IBC.The sound engineer for this episode was Chris Williams. Learn more about his work at ChrisWilliamsAudio.com.

Episode 61: Stumbling Blocks in Learning IBC

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Bob and Carlos discuss a recent Mercatus Policy Brief that documents how rising interest rates have caused the Fed to lose a trillion dollars in the value of its assets, and is now technically insolvent. Does it matter?

Episode 89: The Fed Just Lost a Trillion Dollars--Should We Care?

Prompted by an email, Bob and Carlos acknowledge that yes, things look pretty bleak right now, both financially and culturally. But there is still cause for hope. The worst thing to do right now would be to give up.

Episode 88: Is the United States Hopeless at This Point?

Bob and Carlos discuss the oddities in the official numbers, which show low unemployment but also low labor participation, and how the statistics don't match their personal observations.

Episode 87: Is the US in a Recession or Not? Making Sense of the Numbers

Bob and Carlos discuss a recent article in The Hill, which explains that rising interest rates have rendered the Fed technically insolvent.

Episode 86: The Fed Is Officially Bankrupt--Should We Care?

Bob asks Carlos to recount his own financial struggles as a young businessman in the late 1970s, when price inflation and interest rates skyrocketed. This painful episode ultimately led Carlos to discover Austrian economics.

Episode 61: Stumbling Blocks in Learning IBC

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