Who is this guy. He needs to be everywhere an actually intelligent, historically knowledgeable economics guest. It's 11/19/24. I'm just watching this. He's the man, and so are you for having him on.. Thanks for this interview.
One of the things I admire about Tom is that he is such a good guy it is painful for him to think like ”bad guys”. I have seen him be somewhat naive then, when he “gets it”. …it’s satisfying to see him be so capable of acceptance to then switch to problem solver. More people need to do that.
Is this what genius looks like. Very educated and articulate guest. Toms ability to understand and then summarize such intricate topics is also exceptional. I get the feeling this guest is holding back on parts of history that pertain to money that may shock viewers. His comment about the US in WW2 whether right or wrong shows he's studied more than the financial system. Well done Tom for your caliber of guest and show.
I couldn’t agree more. It will indeed shock people. His take on the morality of the monetary system is impeccable. These gold ‘warehouse’ were responsible for the most evil acts on earth behind the scenes.
@@garrettpatten6312I agree. 😅 fiat currency is only worth what we as a society agree that it has value. Floating reserve notes are debt notes, IOU’s to be exact. How can we pay debts with debt notes?😂😅
I learned this truth with my father and his ultra-brilliant friends ... Valedictorian at W & L College and Harvard Law, 170 IQ. They think differently than regular people. Nobody understands how their thoughts are, very few friends, lonely underneath it all. Had a mathematician friend who did Bessel functions in his head, very shy, and they all drank a lot. Very lonely.
One of the most articulate people in the btc space, thanks for having him. Great contribution to educating about the system and the alternatives we have to get out of it!. Hard money!
I agree with everything. I see you have a blind spot. USD is a reserve currency in some 200 countries, which means when you turn on your printing press you are exporting inflation and not taking on the full hit of it. To protect that status and lifestyle you need to have wars and spending. Also it is a privilege to be on that "island" of NA. This cannot be translated to other countries.
FYI: While both FDR and President Nixon effectively took the United States off the gold standard, FDR did so by significantly devaluing the dollar through the Gold Reserve Act of 1934, essentially making it illegal for private citizens to own gold and forcing them to sell their gold to the government at a fixed price, while Nixon's action was a more complete severing of the gold standard, allowing for a fully floating exchange rate for the dollar, effectively ending any direct link between the dollar and gold for international transactions.
The most illuminating podcast on You Tube, ever. Here are my takes on these questions: "Are rich people evil"? SOME. "Why are people so upset"? BECAUSE THEY ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THEIR ELECTED "LEADERS" TOTAL LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND OUTRIGHT LIES. Breedlove identified the entire question with these three factors, *Taxes, Inflation, and Central Banksters.* They are the problem.
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I just started watching and when listening to you, not your guest, it amazes me how people have no idea, none, about money, our economic and banking system, and the idea that dollars have any relationship to wealth. In one sentence I can tell you the most important lesson about the greenback. This is hard to hear so make sure you're seated...MONEY IS DEBT. The definition, principle and realization tells you one thing immediately and that is that everything connected to money has only one outcome...FAILURE. These systems were set up by those with familiar names who came from European banking families in which only benefits them and no one else. The dollar is completely worthless compared to what it's value was before those in charge used the great depression to form the central bank and federal reserve.
I definitely think he is right. I keep telling people the financial circumstances are why people aren’t having kids or getting married anymore. It’s too stressful for the average person in these conditions. It’s actually not fascinating at all it’s a given. Any neighborhood with poverty automatically has higher crime.
Same crap happened during the great depression. Marriage rates went way down, and when things started to stabilize they immediately picked back up. Difference is that there seems to be no hope on the horizon this time around, even if it is no where near as bad. We are going to have a long term period of people not having enough kids, so I guess we will see what happens.
"I keep telling people the financial circumstances are why people aren’t having kids or getting married anymore." The data shows the exact opposite. The poorest strata of the population have the most children. And this is a problem itself.
@@celuler22 True, though I do believe the unemployment rate right now is far higher than they are making it out to be. The current stats are counting multiple jobs worked by the same person, so while that wont skew it massively, they are skewing it to look better than it actually is.
Logical fallacy. Just because poverty exists does not guarantee crime will follow. White collar crime is the most common kind in our society but we don't talk about it. Criminalize and punish poor people instead right?
The government is not who dictates " money" it is the people who give value/ worth to objects, time, skills, ectera . We are the ones to do that . We have outsourced that ability to the government. That is what has made you a slave. We all let them dictate what things are worth ,and how much of our time and life force they will take from us by way of taxing our existence. Remember you are trading your time energy and physical body for slips of green dyed paper . And the government takes the first 4 to 6 months of that paper in taxes ovrr the course of 12 months .
Game theory. Their choice in the matter will be removed from them. People move to BTC because Fiat is inflating and losing value. Those individuals who put their money in BTC win, so others follow suit. Then the companies do it, then the institutions, then the Governments. This is already happening. Everyone stuck in Fiat is losing money, every individual, company and country moving to BTC wins. In the end everyone has to join BTC, or they will get progressively poorer and weaker.
The fact that we have to worry about a government that doesn’t want to relinquish power is a testament to the reality of how far we’ve strayed from a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
It is even like: my house was $500k, and the salary (wage) was $100k, and lunch was $6. Now the gov't prints money, and the house is now $1.5M, the salary is $300k (or probably 250k), and lunch is $18. So everything really stayed the same, but when you sell the house, the gov't says you have gained $1.0M and tax you every penny of it. Isn't it like gov't betraying people
Living in what might be considered the exact opposite modality is more "fruitful" to the expansion of all life over time and space. Ownership is a legal fallacy because it requires a legal system to prove. Possession on the other hand is empirically recognized based upon proximity and exclusivity at any given moment. The belief that a tiny, short-lived creature residing on a 4.5 billion year old rock hurling through vast time and space "owns" a piece of it is beyond reason when viewed from the macro. It's akin to a flea claiming it "owns" the dog upon which it feeds. Although I absolutely agree with Robert regarding the ills of government and the centralized creation of artificial value (money), I don't come to the same conclusions or narratives, though I once did. The generalists/polymaths attempt to understand the connectedness of all things through the study of multiple disciplines such as geology, anatomy, physiology, biology, psychology, ecology, technology, chemistry, history, astronomy and many other disciplines that end in the letter y. (Sorry about the dad humor). Although depth of knowledge is critical to greater understanding, it is breadth of knowledge which can make corrections to the common ailment known as binocular vision that skews the proverbial vision of so many specialists.
Tom, the way you phrase the question about rich people being inherently evil, even referencing your own experience, was asked from the view of the ride up. We have exhausted the adrenals of credit to grow the economy at the expense of new entrants to the economy. There is no incentive for the common worker anymore. If we want to play the system, as you say you did, we could. But the willingness to burn yourself to play the system diminishes as returns wane. We are at that inflection point where the work to get to “passive income empires” is not worth the work to most people. We cannot all be passive income emperors. No one does any real work in that scenario.
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless." - Thomas Jefferson
@@jemal99 Not word for word, but with the same intention. This government has broken so many laws through the federal reserve its treasonous!!! I sadly believe the ultimate fix to this mess will be THE PEOPLE revolting against this corrupt government!!! They do not want to awaken that sleeping Giant!!!
@@sebastiansirvas1530 well also the fractional reserve portion of it is a problem. The more loans that are made is the more money that's put in the circulation which causes inflation
Have been thinking this way for a long time. I absolutely agree with 99 percent of this. Amazing interview. This needs to be heard and understood worldwide
Tom, thank you for your commitment to sharing information without trying to impose your beliefs. I have learned so much from the array of podcast you produce. Just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you!!!
Thank you for having Breedlove on here again! Others might get annoyed at the repetition but I find these discussions carrying their weight in “gold,” pun intended. The finance videos are literally helping me out of hole, thanks to you bringing the best of the best on here.
@@kerenevanson3307 Yes, we all are, that's how ad revenue models work. And even if we weren't, it would still be dishonest to present something old as new.
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Things are strange right now. The US dollar is becoming less valuable because of inflation, but it's getting stronger compared to other currencies and things like gold and property. People are turning to the dollar because they think it's safer. I'm worried about my retirement savings of about $420,000 losing value because of high inflation. Where else can we keep our money?
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It’s all by design. This is why they are pushing for larger wars. Easier to hide their corrupt central bank system. Best to buy crypto and junior miners with low share float.
"When money is losing value over time we are all incentivized to short-term thinking." That's a great quote. I don't share that many of Breedlove's views but that's a really good point.
I would say; this is more likely due to switching to a quarterly based focus; making those in power ignore their year over year performance, due to a quarterly based focus causing short term thinking.
I agree that the Bible has already laid out common sense financial advice centuries ago. It is timeless and tells us that God understood and has always wanted truth, freedom, and godly love for all. If you follow its precepts, you will be wealthier.
"Inflation is legalized counterfeiting. Counterfeiting is illegal inflation." Huh. I've found the most brilliant statement I've heard thus far in 2023. Interesting. 🤔 What a great podcast. 👍👍
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Great guest Tom. The discussion has me considering trading some of my useless fiat currency for Bitcoin. I have one problem. He said, "Bitcoin is the most certain form of money we've ever had" This is only a statement that can be made with the fullness of time.
Didn’t need time to realize steel was better than wood. I understand only time will tell it’s value but the fact of its use case is true regardless of time. People are going to be holding Bitcoin still even if it goes to zero. It’s not just money but a representation of our property rights and civil rights. That’s why it will always have value. Price is just another number when you think about what it can really do for humanity. With all this said, I agree only time will tell
When someone starts off their conversation with Friedrich, it’s usually safe to determine your being sold a Anarcho-Capitalist far right Libertarian ideological position. Friedrich to Friedman to Greenspan. Just make it easier on yourself and go watch the 1959 Mike Wallace Ayn Rand interview. That will get you to the punch in far less time. … (He was a nice looking guest though, had my attention for a bit)
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"The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight of hand that was ever invented." -Sir Josiah Stamp, former Bank president
the length is integral to the value. long form content will teach you focus concentration and discipline and is not a disadvantage to short form content which trains the opposite
Remember the days when RUclips used to have all those yellow tabs in a video for every single advertisement, usually the viewer would get frustrated and not watch the video. Well, they still do that, they just took away all the yellow tabs, because this channel seems to have a new add every 2 minutes. It’s. Very frustrating.
I recall that Germany asked to have it's gold returned, and thus became a problem. US had not got the gold to return to all of the countries. Things got so bad that China eventually refused to buy US debt.
@@andyfjk4331 About a decade ago Germany requested the return of its gold but mainstream media remained silent. I recall knowing it and realising the dollar was worthless paper. You are most likely right that France was first country to be acknowledged to do so by mainstream media. I hope l have my facts as very late here in Ireland 🇮🇪🙏
@@andyfjk4331Exactly. And I guess it was the same time the French called out the US for having an "exorbitant privilege" at the expense of its trading partners.
This will be seen and viewed as an extremely important conversation for Humankind in the near future. This is a paradigm shift of epic proportions because almost everything is related to commerce, money or some form of value exchange 💱. Robert Breedlove's Level of Genius is astonishing. He's right on the 'Money'
@@quantum_man I can Recommend Richard Heart for a deep dive into crypto, but he's eco system has created many AMAZING products like Liquid Loans. To replace these corrupt systems will take participation from the wider public, but the early mover advantage is mind blowing, even after the life changing gains comes a stabilized economy.
Now that you two guys have it worked out, what do you suggest be done for people over age 50, and who have no family, who are partly disabled or who have had some hard, unjust knocks in their later years?
Hi l am from South Africa and the only thing l can see where Gold will be better to hold than Bitcoin is when you in towns way off the beaten track mostly everybody knows Gold and not Bitcoin so in a War situation Gold will be your best option Reg for South Africa 🇿🇦
I have most of my assets in real estate followed by equities. I have always considered bitcoin outside of my risk tolerance. But after this conversation I immediately added some to my portfolio lol. Will probably continue to dollar cost average into it along with everything else.
I live in canada and this government is acting completely desperate. They've hired thousands of additional revenue agency staff to conduct tens of thousands of audits on innocent people that costs us thousands of dollars in accounting fees to constantly be coming up with all these demands they are continually placing on us. They've audited four different accounts in my company in the last 1.5 years and have never assessed addition monies owed. When does this end? It's ridiculous.
WOW! Lots of good nuggets here. 😱 Thanks very much for breaking this down. My mind has been blown. I'll have to listen to this episode a couple more times to effectively digest this feast.
I think this guy is really smart, however one thing the Central Bank haters never tell us is that the Profits of Central Banks are returned to the US Government. /The Us Gov charters the bank, allows it to exist and the profit is returned. And it’s like a farmer’s Co-op, member banks (your local bank) are the owners.
Great discussion! However, regarding bitcoin, sure, it’s just great until we have an EMP strike or other internet interference and can’t get to our bitcoin. I have never seen the response to this con.
There are many issues with bitcoin, another one being that there's no way to roll back unauthorized transactions. The blockchain system itself may be secure (at least until someone invents a quantum computer than can do hashing very quickly) but people's individual devices still get hacked all the time. If somebody gets your bank password and sends all your money to their account, your bank can work with theirs to reverse it. But with crypto once it's gone it's gone.
An EMP would take out the global financial system; so yes, if we go back to stone age it's a problem, but it doesn't make sense to not adapt something just because that is possible. If that happens the internet is out too; your fiat dollars in the bank won't work, you can't get gas, can't buy groceries, go to work/school etc. Most people don't have cash, we're back to stone age age barter systems very quickly. Possible, but not probable. It would be like saying I'm not going to use email because sometime there could be an EMP. Unless you're 100% in cash /gold already; your money is already digital.
It depends on the nodes, if they're decentralized enough! BTC has most miners very centralized HEX and PulseChain will solve this Proof of stake, ETH copied HEX. In the event of an EMP, I could take my keys and move
@@elmateo77 That's the case with any bearer asset, such as cash and gold too. It's also one of the benefits. No one can take back the money they rightly owed you by conning the system.
Tom Bilyeu, this is one of the other most practical topics with Robert Breedlove! I love every minute of it even though it is excessively long! Bought RB's book as well! Thank you both for sharing!
So very valuable! Grateful for these two for making an awesome video that not only makes you think, but makes the world of money easier to understand. love to both of you Robert and Tom!
20:55 if it pays a dividend, it is NO DIFFERENT than if it pays no dividend. You own a share of the company. Therefore, you own a share of the earnings. The earnings between now and the end of time, discounted to the present, is the value of the company. Your share is worth value of the company / number of shares. This is identical, regardless of whether you get paid dividends. In fact, not-dividend-paying strictly dominates dividend-paying, because you often have to pay taxes on dividends, but you never have to pay taxes on not-dividends, and you still have access to liquidity whenever you want it in the form of EXTREMELY low-interest loans. Rich people don't hold meaningful money OUTSIDE stocks. Rich people pledge stocks to get asset loans in the .5% to 1.5% interest rate range. And they keep the stocks, which continue appreciating at something like 7% annually, depending how you measure.
Due to the fact that crypto currency (bitcoin) is digital… doesn’t the non-physicality of the currency have its own set of potential risks? What happens if our global power grid were to be disrupted for whatever reason that resulted in us going back to the pre digital era? How useful would cryptocurrency be if no one had access to the technology required to facilitate transactions? Wouldn’t it be prudent to hold a reserve in something that has the same characteristics as well ( ie: Gold)?
A very unlikely scenario but not impossible. When Satoshi mined the 1st block with Hal Finney there was two people running the bitcoin network on probably two PCs. Now there are millions of miners and 10s of thousands of nodes. Hash rate keeps on increasing as well. So these numbers keep going up. A lot of miners also use isolated energy sources because they are isolated and have no other use, think hydroelectric dams in once industrial zones, methane flaring in oil fields (which also reduces greenhouse gas emissions), nat gas production from animal waste, etc. With other options like starlink the robustness of bitcoin just keeps getting better
@@pmc9194 gold is good too. If the grid went down gold and bitcoin would be worthless because most people would be hungry within a week. There is a more likely scenario where gold and bitcoin do extremely well in the next years, decades, as the dollar continues to be printed.
@@nchlspro Agreed (and my original comment was to OP). To be honest, gold seems to be touted as the more extreme "Doomsday" scenario hedge, whereas Bitcoin looks aimed to address imminent issues with the monetary system. But regarding "most people" dying within a week in a blackout, I think just the act of discussing hedging options today in itself propably puts one out of the "most people" category.
I don't think anyone goes deep enough. In a doomsday scenario, no trading of currency, Bitcoin included, and having gold as a hedge would be worthless. You can't securely store it. You can't carry it around (do you know how heavy bars of gold are?). Who's gonna weigh it to make sure they're not being cheated in trade? (Who determines how much an asset such as food, animals, clothing, weapons is worth in a post apocalyptic world?) You'll spend your whole time trying to defend it from invaders and marauders instead of focusing on squirting the necessary skills it would take to survive like agriculture, hunting, etc. People will always find something to establish wealth and their status in a society because there will always be someone who wants something for nothing, which is not natural as this guest would like you to believe. Most indigenous societies believed in fair trade, which is how Europeans got over on all of them (Western, African, Australian and Asian). Now getting something for less (not nothing) is completely natural.
Robert forgot to explain one reason why deflation and saving encourages innovation, as opposed to Keynesian inflation and consumption, is because investing requires investors. People who saved have capital to invest in innovation.
At about 1:00 Rob talks about the creation of the individual by Christ and just wow. Makes sense why Jesus was so divisive at the time & still is. 🙏🏼 love that for us, thank you Jesus!
He’s absolutely correct, we did create the individual, and the individual ideologies and perceptions are what cause such a crazy dynamic in our system. Deep stuff.
I love thar Mr. Bilyeu takes his time to create a circumspect introduction. These podcasts are very paced and on-track. I appreciate the redirection when topics go tangential, not because I don't love tangents, but because I too forget what was originally being discussed. He's like a moderating interviewer that sets up talking points so the speaker can really show off and share their hard-earned experience. The topics are so interesting! Thank you, everyone.
Question for Mr Breedlove: Everything you say is true of btc, in its own universe. What if there were more than one btc system--or, the same question, what makes the btc a unique economic universe?
It operates independently of governmental control, said another way, governments can ban it's use but humans can say go screw to the government and use it outside of government oversight... same is true with say physical gold but gold is much much harder to hide when it's changing hands
Great episode. I'm not sure about this whole individualism started with Jesus, because the greek philosophers had a say in this, also Roman law brought a lot of individual rights and property law. But it's always interesting to hear new ideas and I will certainly check out the recommended books. Btw. don't make Bitcoin your God. Just don't. It is great and I hope it ends traditional banking and politics. But just don't make it the golden calf. This is idolatry and absolutely unhealthy
1:10:53 taking from people either in the form of taxation or through inflation could force people to keep producing longer than they would've done otherwise. I'd say total productivity would go down if people didn't have to work theirselves to death just to be able to live. The more productive hours, the better it is for a country.
@@Eamo-21although I understand why excessive taxing would cause more harm than good, especially with inefficient spending, still thanks for the recommendation!
Not when you're forcing seniors who retired, back into the workforce! Forcing the elderly to work is inhumane! I don't see Bill Gates or Bezos offering up their wealth for redistribution...😤 None of this was necessary under President Trump! Energy, food & goods prices were low & JOBS were plentiful! Dems giving money to people to stay home has killed their incentive to thrive on their own power! This is all part of their Alinsky/Obama/WEF Plan for Communism. China has bought many of our politicians. More surveillance, less privacy. CBDC=Federal Digital Money 💰 which will track our every purchase... ESG scores will allow them to shut down your bank acct if you speak against them.
President Trump showed us how America could thrive and succeed when taxes were lowered and prosperity soared!!! We now know what America could accomplish with an America First Leader! No one went hungry or homeless, minorities were able to buy homes. It was such a good time for all! Sadly all the Dems could do is whine, moan & LIE because their plans to enslave us were being derailed...
There is another layer of taxation to inflation. It's a small tax but it is significant, especially over the long term. This tax is the tax on non-real capital gains. Let's say you own $1000. You don't want to lose it to inflation. So, you buy $1000 worth of gold. The Fed debases the dollar by 10%. You now have $1100 worth of gold but that gold is not worth any more in terms of products and services. You have earned nothing. But you protected yourself against inflation. So you sell the gold to buy something that was worth $1000 when you bought the gold but is now priced at $1100. You can't buy it. Why? Enter the IRS. The IRS looks at the $100, says you have gains, and takes $15-20 of it.
Even worse for land or property taxes. And wait until they (Obama) introduce unrealised asset tax. George knew it. Let me tell you how it will be There's one for you, nineteen for me 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman Should five percent appear too small Be thankful I don't take it all 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman I'll tax the street (If you try to sit, sit) I'll tax your seat (If you get too cold, cold) I'll tax the heat (If you take a walk, walk) I'll tax your feet
Excellent analysis, depressing conclusion. I feel completely burned by government taxation, inflation, monetary manipulation, and the uselessness they have generated.in my life. It prompts me to desire death, where peace exists.
The government does not own beauty. They do not own music, joy, friends, sunsets, etc. When I was afraid my week old baby would die from pneumonia (she was born 4 months early), the ocean gave me comfort. I thought to myself, no matter how bad life gets, this ocean will be here. Nothing can ever take this beauty away. Yes, it does make one feel powerless to realize how badly we are manipulated and at the mercy of power yet there is escape from that in the beauty of life. The way we love our friends, our family. The gift that comes from learning a hard skill like playing an instrument, a language, or baking. I hope you can find joy in those things too:)
There is potential for considerable wealth increase with the correct strategy. I want to know; How can one take advantage of compound interest and potentially grow your retirement savings/net-worth to about $500k over time?
A solid strategy can be a key component of an investor’s portfolio. Well, the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward and such impeccable decisions are better guided by professionals.
What happens to bitcoin in a grid down situation? War? Right now it is valued in $$. We know the $$ is losing world reserve status. How will it transition economic shift away from $$. What about cdbc?
Bit coins is cool but the value is not guaranteed. Put all your mon😮ey in bit coin and see what happens when shit hits the fan. Small allocations that you cab lose is all that is prudent to do
@@wellerandre236 We’re in a world where I can’t afford to lose any money. My base salary is a few hundred grand (I’m in tech; I live in NYC). I’m not going to sit here and ignore the fact that a lot of huge players in the crypto game just got exposed for being complete frauds behind some imaginary coins. I’m big in new technology, and I understand it takes a lot to get people to see value in new tools (I know all too well), but this crypto wave has been nothing but passion-fueled mini movements and financial ruin. I’m tired of it. I don’t want to put my money anywhere near it. If I miss out, so be it. I’ll keep putting my money in other areas.
@@wellerandre236 the value of the US dollar is guaranteed? By wars, force and bloodshed around the world. The days of the US government bullying other countries is coming to an end
Also diamonds are not scarce. They put them in vaults to drive up prices. They just dropped the value by a third to compete with the synthetic diamond market. Thank you Adam Ruins Everything
For 2 decades I thought my life economics degree was worth less than an arts degree. I was so very wrong 😂, Robert beautiful points, I would have loved to see you expanding into barter system also. When we talked about what you should invest into in the uncertain future for most people that should be food, shelter and paying bills. When we get to higher levels anything that is a necessity ( the is why Bill Gates is buying farms)
Bitcoin gets valued in USD continually. Why? Why isn't its value taking over from fiat currencies? I agree with Ray Dale that it's not the miracle being purported (paraphrasing).
It’s important to choose stocks that are expected to hold uo in inflationary environments. To combat the negative effect of inflation, it’s a good idea to diversify your portfolio across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, and real estate, since this can help protect your portfolio against inflation. I have seen People making up to $500k in a month during high inflation
One strategy is to invest in assets that performs well during inflation. Another strategy is to focus on companies that have the ability to pass on price increases to their customers. Its also important to maintain a diversified portfolio. It may be a good idea to speak with a financial adviser who can help you develop a customized investment strategy based on your individual goals and risk tolerance
The disconnect I have is when you have to buy something on an syndicate economy and you think you’re holding wealth in bitcoin. What syndicate would recognize it?
@robertbreedlove22 I recently got the book "The Creature from Jekkyl Island" and it's opened my eyes to a whole new world. And now I hear you mention another book I hadn't heard of prior "Inventing the Individual." Would you mind sharing a few other favorites of yours that perhaps many of us didn't have on our radar? I so appreciate it!
I am unsure if not doubtful that merely changing incentive structures will alter human thought and more so behavior. We currently have such incentives and deterrents. My thought is that you will have the same socio-eco strata but change the composition of those who occupy these levels. Clearly current BTC owners will be pro new financial system, due to current holdings. Would we be willing divest of our BTC holdings to start a new in a crypto financial system? Or are we there to just to maintain our winnings over some new system what would be a betterment for all?
Even if you think the guest is a shill for bitcoin, everything he said about the currupt global banking sysytem is 100% true and there is no other issue that can be tackled until the current monetary deception is transparently fixed.
Who is this guy. He needs to be everywhere an actually intelligent, historically knowledgeable economics guest.
It's 11/19/24. I'm just watching this. He's the man, and so are you for having him on.. Thanks for this interview.
"The legislator's pen cannot create wealth, it can only reallocate wealth." Robert summed it up succinctly!
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One of the things I admire about Tom is that he is such a good guy it is painful for him to think like ”bad guys”. I have seen him be somewhat naive then, when he “gets it”. …it’s satisfying to see him be so capable of acceptance to then switch to problem solver.
More people need to do that.
Is this what genius looks like. Very educated and articulate guest. Toms ability to understand and then summarize such intricate topics is also exceptional. I get the feeling this guest is holding back on parts of history that pertain to money that may shock viewers. His comment about the US in WW2 whether right or wrong shows he's studied more than the financial system. Well done Tom for your caliber of guest and show.
Problem is, is that money is exchangable for bitcoin. Until fiat is worth zero, the theory of bitcoin does not apply.
I couldn’t agree more. It will indeed shock people. His take on the morality of the monetary system is impeccable. These gold ‘warehouse’ were responsible for the most evil acts on earth behind the scenes.
Fiat being worth nothing is basically a guarenteed outcome. It's already happened thousands of time.
@@garrettpatten6312I agree. 😅 fiat currency is only worth what we as a society agree that it has value. Floating reserve notes are debt notes, IOU’s to be exact. How can we pay debts with debt notes?😂😅
@@NickMak-m2chuh?
Man, with the mind and knowledge that Robert has, I can only imagine how lonely it must feel. He sees the world in a way that a very rare few do
Was thinking the same
I agree
I tend to agree with people that go against the grain. Specifically people that have a view of individual sovereignty #BITCOIN
I learned this truth with my father and his ultra-brilliant friends ... Valedictorian at W & L College and Harvard Law, 170 IQ.
They think differently than regular people. Nobody understands how their thoughts are, very few friends, lonely underneath it all. Had a mathematician friend who did Bessel functions in his head, very shy, and they all drank a lot. Very lonely.
Very true. The man has a rare intellect.
What a beautiful soul this man has. Wow. His thoughtfulness blows me away.
One of the most articulate people in the btc space, thanks for having him. Great contribution to educating about the system and the alternatives we have to get out of it!. Hard money!
BITCOIN isn't money, it's a volatile store of value.
If Stable coins were backed!
PulseChain will have much better designed Stable coins coming.
So true.. he's more on point than anybody right now.
His predictions are way off tho he said 12.000.000$ btc in 2030 that is absurd
I'd say he's right on. 12 bucks may be a bit high tho.@@DreamyDropsOfficial
I agree with everything. I see you have a blind spot. USD is a reserve currency in some 200 countries, which means when you turn on your printing press you are exporting inflation and not taking on the full hit of it. To protect that status and lifestyle you need to have wars and spending. Also it is a privilege to be on that "island" of NA. This cannot be translated to other countries.
FYI: While both FDR and President Nixon effectively took the United States off the gold standard, FDR did so by significantly devaluing the dollar through the Gold Reserve Act of 1934, essentially making it illegal for private citizens to own gold and forcing them to sell their gold to the government at a fixed price, while Nixon's action was a more complete severing of the gold standard, allowing for a fully floating exchange rate for the dollar, effectively ending any direct link between the dollar and gold for international transactions.
The most illuminating podcast on You Tube, ever. Here are my takes on these questions:
"Are rich people evil"? SOME.
"Why are people so upset"? BECAUSE THEY ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THEIR ELECTED "LEADERS" TOTAL LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND OUTRIGHT LIES.
Breedlove identified the entire question with these three factors, *Taxes, Inflation, and Central Banksters.* They are the problem.
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@@1treehill149 Yep - and counterfeiting (fiat).
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That’s the same type of wisdom my great money manager teacher taught me
Nice to see Natural Law still being discussed in this world of confusion. 🏆🌎
I just started watching and when listening to you, not your guest, it amazes me how people have no idea, none, about money, our economic and banking system, and the idea that dollars have any relationship to wealth. In one sentence I can tell you the most important lesson about the greenback. This is hard to hear so make sure you're seated...MONEY IS DEBT. The definition, principle and realization tells you one thing immediately and that is that everything connected to money has only one outcome...FAILURE. These systems were set up by those with familiar names who came from European banking families in which only benefits them and no one else. The dollar is completely worthless compared to what it's value was before those in charge used the great depression to form the central bank and federal reserve.
I definitely think he is right. I keep telling people the financial circumstances are why people aren’t having kids or getting married anymore. It’s too stressful for the average person in these conditions. It’s actually not fascinating at all it’s a given. Any neighborhood with poverty automatically has higher crime.
Same crap happened during the great depression. Marriage rates went way down, and when things started to stabilize they immediately picked back up.
Difference is that there seems to be no hope on the horizon this time around, even if it is no where near as bad. We are going to have a long term period of people not having enough kids, so I guess we will see what happens.
"I keep telling people the financial circumstances are why people aren’t having kids or getting married anymore." The data shows the exact opposite. The poorest strata of the population have the most children. And this is a problem itself.
@@someone-ji2zb the only stat not as bad is unemployment
@@celuler22 True, though I do believe the unemployment rate right now is far higher than they are making it out to be. The current stats are counting multiple jobs worked by the same person, so while that wont skew it massively, they are skewing it to look better than it actually is.
Logical fallacy. Just because poverty exists does not guarantee crime will follow. White collar crime is the most common kind in our society but we don't talk about it. Criminalize and punish poor people instead right?
You guys are amazing, I had to rewatch the entire episode so I can get the concepts exposed here. Thank you
Based on what he is saying, why would the government ever recognize BITCOIN as currency if the government is unable to manipulate it?
tax it
The government is not who dictates " money" it is the people who give value/ worth to objects, time, skills, ectera . We are the ones to do that . We have outsourced that ability to the government. That is what has made you a slave. We all let them dictate what things are worth ,and how much of our time and life force they will take from us by way of taxing our existence. Remember you are trading your time energy and physical body for slips of green dyed paper . And the government takes the first 4 to 6 months of that paper in taxes ovrr the course of 12 months .
But they can
But they can. It isn't a true crypto. But buy the tulip, uh I mean bitcoin.
Game theory. Their choice in the matter will be removed from them. People move to BTC because Fiat is inflating and losing value. Those individuals who put their money in BTC win, so others follow suit. Then the companies do it, then the institutions, then the Governments. This is already happening. Everyone stuck in Fiat is losing money, every individual, company and country moving to BTC wins. In the end everyone has to join BTC, or they will get progressively poorer and weaker.
Love the conversation but I could not help but notice the Guest shape-shifts a new hair style some where between 1:26:00 and 1:27:30😮
The fact that we have to worry about a government that doesn’t want to relinquish power is a testament to the reality of how far we’ve strayed from a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Unfortunately, not everyone is tuned into this reality.
Not quite. Read Rothbard.
@@bellakrinkle9381 well let’s change that.
It is even like: my house was $500k, and the salary (wage) was $100k, and lunch was $6. Now the gov't prints money, and the house is now $1.5M, the salary is $300k (or probably 250k), and lunch is $18. So everything really stayed the same, but when you sell the house, the gov't says you have gained $1.0M and tax you every penny of it. Isn't it like gov't betraying people
Taxes should be reduced as inflation increases to keep things equal.
Hi, if you can please time stamp your videos, that would be very helpful and appreciated. Thank you.
Exactly ain’t nobody got 4 hours to listen to someone
Living in what might be considered the exact opposite modality is more "fruitful" to the expansion of all life over time and space. Ownership is a legal fallacy because it requires a legal system to prove. Possession on the other hand is empirically recognized based upon proximity and exclusivity at any given moment. The belief that a tiny, short-lived creature residing on a 4.5 billion year old rock hurling through vast time and space "owns" a piece of it is beyond reason when viewed from the macro. It's akin to a flea claiming it "owns" the dog upon which it feeds. Although I absolutely agree with Robert regarding the ills of government and the centralized creation of artificial value (money), I don't come to the same conclusions or narratives, though I once did.
The generalists/polymaths attempt to understand the connectedness of all things through the study of multiple disciplines such as geology, anatomy, physiology, biology, psychology, ecology, technology, chemistry, history, astronomy and many other disciplines that end in the letter y. (Sorry about the dad humor). Although depth of knowledge is critical to greater understanding, it is breadth of knowledge which can make corrections to the common ailment known as binocular vision that skews the proverbial vision of so many specialists.
Tom, the way you phrase the question about rich people being inherently evil, even referencing your own experience, was asked from the view of the ride up. We have exhausted the adrenals of credit to grow the economy at the expense of new entrants to the economy. There is no incentive for the common worker anymore. If we want to play the system, as you say you did, we could. But the willingness to burn yourself to play the system diminishes as returns wane. We are at that inflection point where the work to get to “passive income empires” is not worth the work to most people. We cannot all be passive income emperors. No one does any real work in that scenario.
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless." - Thomas Jefferson
@@jemal99 Not word for word, but with the same intention. This government has broken so many laws through the federal reserve its treasonous!!! I sadly believe the ultimate fix to this mess will be THE PEOPLE revolting against this corrupt government!!! They do not want to awaken that sleeping Giant!!!
The problem is not private banks. The problem is central banking and legal tender laws.
@@sebastiansirvas1530 well also the fractional reserve portion of it is a problem. The more loans that are made is the more money that's put in the circulation which causes inflation
@@JohnDaniels Exactly!
Yep
Have been thinking this way for a long time. I absolutely agree with 99 percent of this. Amazing interview. This needs to be heard and understood worldwide
Tom, thank you for your commitment to sharing information without trying to impose your beliefs. I have learned so much from the array of podcast you produce. Just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you!!!
Thank you for having Breedlove on here again! Others might get annoyed at the repetition but I find these discussions carrying their weight in “gold,” pun intended.
The finance videos are literally helping me out of hole, thanks to you bringing the best of the best on here.
It's another repost, it's honestly super annoying that he does this
@@ThePredatherion it's more than annoying, it's dishonest.
I was also afraid of repetition but its an important topic. And he said something I never considered at 17:00
Why is a reposting dishonest? Are you paying for it? You are free to not listen.
@@kerenevanson3307 Yes, we all are, that's how ad revenue models work. And even if we weren't, it would still be dishonest to present something old as new.
The economy is grappling with uncertainties, global fluctuations, and pandemic aftermath, causing instability. Rising inflation, sluggish growth, and trade disruptions need urgent attention from all sectors to restore stability and stimulate growth.
Things are strange right now. The US dollar is becoming less valuable because of inflation, but it's getting stronger compared to other currencies and things like gold and property. People are turning to the dollar because they think it's safer. I'm worried about my retirement savings of about $420,000 losing value because of high inflation. Where else can we keep our money?
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It’s all by design. This is why they are pushing for larger wars. Easier to hide their corrupt central bank system. Best to buy crypto and junior miners with low share float.
"When money is losing value over time we are all incentivized to short-term thinking."
That's a great quote. I don't share that many of Breedlove's views but that's a really good point.
I would say; this is more likely due to switching to a quarterly based focus; making those in power ignore their year over year performance, due to a quarterly based focus causing short term thinking.
I bought a house in 2018 at a low interest rate. I used all my retirement money. The price of my house more than doubled in less than 3 years
I agree that the Bible has already laid out common sense financial advice centuries ago. It is timeless and tells us that God understood and has always wanted truth, freedom, and godly love for all. If you follow its precepts, you will be wealthier.
"Inflation is legalized counterfeiting. Counterfeiting is illegal inflation."
Huh. I've found the most brilliant statement I've heard thus far in 2023. Interesting. 🤔
What a great podcast. 👍👍
Just like that movie ‘To live and Die in LA’
You didn't think of it yourself?
This guy is obviously a Libertarian. He wants no government and no rules. Unless you’re the biggest and strongest, all your stuff will be taken.
@@cagnazzo82 I like this one: success unshared is failure.
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Great guest Tom. The discussion has me considering trading some of my useless fiat currency for Bitcoin.
I have one problem. He said, "Bitcoin is the most certain form of money we've ever had"
This is only a statement that can be made with the fullness of time.
If you are interested in Bitcoin, I would recommend checking Monero too (not a shitcoin).
Didn’t need time to realize steel was better than wood. I understand only time will tell it’s value but the fact of its use case is true regardless of time. People are going to be holding Bitcoin still even if it goes to zero. It’s not just money but a representation of our property rights and civil rights. That’s why it will always have value. Price is just another number when you think about what it can really do for humanity. With all this said, I agree only time will tell
I don't usually comment but this was a FANTASTICALLY enlightening convo. Kudos to both these guys 🙌🙌🙌
“GIVE me control of a nation's money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” So said Mayer Amschel Rothschild.
Would really love some TIMESTAMPS, please!!
Yes, especially for 3 hours and 39 min!?? 😂
I just listen while I sleep so I maybe absorb it in my dreams
When someone starts off their conversation with Friedrich, it’s usually safe to determine your being sold a Anarcho-Capitalist far right Libertarian ideological position. Friedrich to Friedman to Greenspan.
Just make it easier on yourself and go watch the 1959 Mike Wallace Ayn Rand interview. That will get you to the punch in far less time.
… (He was a nice looking guest though, had my attention for a bit)
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"The modern banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight of hand that was ever invented."
-Sir Josiah Stamp, former Bank president
Yet again! You've made my access to social platforms (technology) worthwhile. The value of info outweighs the length of the video. Thanks!
the length is integral to the value. long form content will teach you focus concentration and discipline and is not a disadvantage to short form content which trains the opposite
Breedlove is smart. He knows his stuff and can articulate it to others. That's why I like him a lot.
Rober Breedlove is the BIG BRAIN.
Remember the days when RUclips used to have all those yellow tabs in a video for every single advertisement, usually the viewer would get frustrated and not watch the video. Well, they still do that, they just took away all the yellow tabs, because this channel seems to have a new add every 2 minutes. It’s. Very frustrating.
Premium is worth the bucks
I recall that Germany asked to have it's gold returned, and thus became a problem. US had not got the gold to return to all of the countries. Things got so bad that China eventually refused to buy US debt.
Back then it was France not Germany. Germany just recently asked to have its' gold returned from fhe UK and France but still not from the US.
@@andyfjk4331 About a decade ago Germany requested the return of its gold but mainstream media remained silent. I recall knowing it and realising the dollar was worthless paper. You are most likely right that France was first country to be acknowledged to do so by mainstream media. I hope l have my facts as very late here in Ireland 🇮🇪🙏
@@andyfjk4331Exactly. And I guess it was the same time the French called out the US for having an "exorbitant privilege" at the expense of its trading partners.
whoa, from about 0:40 to 01:04, this dude took me on a trip. 🤯🤯
This will be seen and viewed as an extremely important conversation for Humankind in the near future. This is a paradigm shift of epic proportions because almost everything is related to commerce, money or some form of value exchange 💱. Robert Breedlove's Level of Genius is astonishing. He's right on the 'Money'
He's close but he's not knowledgeable on crypto
@@michaellamont2605 You must be with a comment like that! Do you have a channel or a site?
@@quantum_man I can Recommend Richard Heart for a deep dive into crypto, but he's eco system has created many AMAZING products like Liquid Loans.
To replace these corrupt systems will take participation from the wider public, but the early mover advantage is mind blowing, even after the life changing gains comes a stabilized economy.
Now that you two guys have it worked out, what do you suggest be done for people over age 50, and who have no family, who are partly disabled or who have had some hard, unjust knocks in their later years?
Good luck, life's not fair😮
Maintain your health and count all your blessings. Money is “transitory”
Awesome guest, totally agree that the taxes/money printing is theft.
Thanks for such deep and philosophical talks.
Kudos, guys
And funding war
I'd love to see him debate Richard Heart
Well Said
apportined tax is not theft. how would a honest government pay for a countries infrastructure without taxes?
@@rashadal-safar1931 The bigger problem is to find an honest government .
Money is scarce to people not to central banks.
🔥 I told people al about bitcoin since bearmarket 2019. It’s not to late ⏰
Buy DCA and let yourself surprise the 2024 halving 😎
Hi l am from South Africa and the only thing l can see where Gold will be better to hold than Bitcoin is when you in towns way off the beaten track mostly everybody knows Gold and not Bitcoin so in a War situation Gold will be your best option
Reg for South Africa 🇿🇦
Bitcoin is an illusion that works while everyone who holds it has confidence of it having value. That is the definition of illusory.
I have most of my assets in real estate followed by equities. I have always considered bitcoin outside of my risk tolerance. But after this conversation I immediately added some to my portfolio lol. Will probably continue to dollar cost average into it along with everything else.
If one person holds all the BTC it would be self destruction, there is no game if you have all the BTC. Great convo Tom and Robert!
Have you seen the effects on Bitcoin price when “whales” decide to buy or sell? This has me concerned about it as a viable currency.
Biggest winner mentality shift for me came after reading the book 25 Money Secrets From Donald Trump
0:14 “money is always scarce” - Weimar German Republic central banker.
I live in canada and this government is acting completely desperate. They've hired thousands of additional revenue agency staff to conduct tens of thousands of audits on innocent people that costs us thousands of dollars in accounting fees to constantly be coming up with all these demands they are continually placing on us. They've audited four different accounts in my company in the last 1.5 years and have never assessed addition monies owed. When does this end? It's ridiculous.
WOW! Lots of good nuggets here. 😱 Thanks very much for breaking this down. My mind has been blown. I'll have to listen to this episode a couple more times to effectively digest this feast.
I think this guy is really smart, however one thing the Central Bank haters never tell us is that the Profits of Central Banks are returned to the US Government. /The Us Gov charters the bank, allows it to exist and the profit is returned. And it’s like a farmer’s Co-op, member banks (your local bank) are the owners.
an we are the cattle
So basically it's just another form of tax on anyone holding cash and rewards those who take on debt.
Crypto exchanges will be the new banks when fiat collapses
No it seems much more like the banks own the government than the opposite
@@badnomad357 I think it's a symbiotic Parasitical relationship
around 7:00 i would add one more characteristic: PRIVACY. (inherent with gold, absent from digital)
Exactly! …
Great discussion! However, regarding bitcoin, sure, it’s just great until we have an EMP strike or other internet interference and can’t get to our bitcoin. I have never seen the response to this con.
There are many issues with bitcoin, another one being that there's no way to roll back unauthorized transactions. The blockchain system itself may be secure (at least until someone invents a quantum computer than can do hashing very quickly) but people's individual devices still get hacked all the time. If somebody gets your bank password and sends all your money to their account, your bank can work with theirs to reverse it. But with crypto once it's gone it's gone.
An EMP would take out the global financial system; so yes, if we go back to stone age it's a problem, but it doesn't make sense to not adapt something just because that is possible. If that happens the internet is out too; your fiat dollars in the bank won't work, you can't get gas, can't buy groceries, go to work/school etc. Most people don't have cash, we're back to stone age age barter systems very quickly. Possible, but not probable. It would be like saying I'm not going to use email because sometime there could be an EMP. Unless you're 100% in cash /gold already; your money is already digital.
It depends on the nodes, if they're decentralized enough!
BTC has most miners very centralized
HEX and PulseChain will solve this
Proof of stake, ETH copied HEX.
In the event of an EMP, I could take my keys and move
If MAD energy takes off, they're working on decentralized internet
@@elmateo77 That's the case with any bearer asset, such as cash and gold too. It's also one of the benefits. No one can take back the money they rightly owed you by conning the system.
Tom Bilyeu, this is one of the other most practical topics with Robert Breedlove! I love every minute of it even though it is excessively long! Bought RB's book as well! Thank you both for sharing!
So very valuable! Grateful for these two for making an awesome video that not only makes you think, but makes the world of money easier to understand. love to both of you Robert and Tom!
Best interview Tom has brought to his show!
Taking care of people is real work
Just protecting is difficult.
Tyranny is the human default
People that need to be taken care of should not be born into this world system
20:55 if it pays a dividend, it is NO DIFFERENT than if it pays no dividend. You own a share of the company. Therefore, you own a share of the earnings. The earnings between now and the end of time, discounted to the present, is the value of the company. Your share is worth value of the company / number of shares. This is identical, regardless of whether you get paid dividends. In fact, not-dividend-paying strictly dominates dividend-paying, because you often have to pay taxes on dividends, but you never have to pay taxes on not-dividends, and you still have access to liquidity whenever you want it in the form of EXTREMELY low-interest loans. Rich people don't hold meaningful money OUTSIDE stocks. Rich people pledge stocks to get asset loans in the .5% to 1.5% interest rate range. And they keep the stocks, which continue appreciating at something like 7% annually, depending how you measure.
Due to the fact that crypto currency (bitcoin) is digital… doesn’t the non-physicality of the currency have its own set of potential risks?
What happens if our global power grid were to be disrupted for whatever reason that resulted in us going back to the pre digital era? How useful would cryptocurrency be if no one had access to the technology required to facilitate transactions? Wouldn’t it be prudent to hold a reserve in something that has the same characteristics as well ( ie: Gold)?
A very unlikely scenario but not impossible. When Satoshi mined the 1st block with Hal Finney there was two people running the bitcoin network on probably two PCs. Now there are millions of miners and 10s of thousands of nodes. Hash rate keeps on increasing as well. So these numbers keep going up. A lot of miners also use isolated energy sources because they are isolated and have no other use, think hydroelectric dams in once industrial zones, methane flaring in oil fields (which also reduces greenhouse gas emissions), nat gas production from animal waste, etc.
With other options like starlink the robustness of bitcoin just keeps getting better
To your last question - indeed, if you feel theres that big of risk then theres nothing wrong at all with having a bit of gold and being fully hedged.
@@pmc9194 gold is good too. If the grid went down gold and bitcoin would be worthless because most people would be hungry within a week. There is a more likely scenario where gold and bitcoin do extremely well in the next years, decades, as the dollar continues to be printed.
@@nchlspro Agreed (and my original comment was to OP). To be honest, gold seems to be touted as the more extreme "Doomsday" scenario hedge, whereas Bitcoin looks aimed to address imminent issues with the monetary system.
But regarding "most people" dying within a week in a blackout, I think just the act of discussing hedging options today in itself propably puts one out of the "most people" category.
I don't think anyone goes deep enough. In a doomsday scenario, no trading of currency, Bitcoin included, and having gold as a hedge would be worthless. You can't securely store it. You can't carry it around (do you know how heavy bars of gold are?). Who's gonna weigh it to make sure they're not being cheated in trade? (Who determines how much an asset such as food, animals, clothing, weapons is worth in a post apocalyptic world?) You'll spend your whole time trying to defend it from invaders and marauders instead of focusing on squirting the necessary skills it would take to survive like agriculture, hunting, etc.
People will always find something to establish wealth and their status in a society because there will always be someone who wants something for nothing, which is not natural as this guest would like you to believe. Most indigenous societies believed in fair trade, which is how Europeans got over on all of them (Western, African, Australian and Asian). Now getting something for less (not nothing) is completely natural.
Robert forgot to explain one reason why deflation and saving encourages innovation, as opposed to Keynesian inflation and consumption, is because investing requires investors.
People who saved have capital to invest in innovation.
Sigh.. I have to listen to another looong conversation between you two, always amazing. Your only guest I listen to on normal speed
At about 1:00 Rob talks about the creation of the individual by Christ and just wow. Makes sense why Jesus was so divisive at the time & still is. 🙏🏼 love that for us, thank you Jesus!
He’s absolutely correct, we did create the individual, and the individual ideologies and perceptions are what cause such a crazy dynamic in our system.
Deep stuff.
I love thar Mr. Bilyeu takes his time to create a circumspect introduction. These podcasts are very paced and on-track. I appreciate the redirection when topics go tangential, not because I don't love tangents, but because I too forget what was originally being discussed. He's like a moderating interviewer that sets up talking points so the speaker can really show off and share their hard-earned experience. The topics are so interesting! Thank you, everyone.
I agree. I go on tangents as I try to digest, in a personal way, what I hear. So I have to catch up with the conversation.
That was fascinating, thanks gents. I need to find all the books mentioned now!😀
What a freakin CHAD
Question for Mr Breedlove: Everything you say is true of btc, in its own universe. What if there were more than one btc system--or, the same question, what makes the btc a unique economic universe?
It operates independently of governmental control, said another way, governments can ban it's use but humans can say go screw to the government and use it outside of government oversight... same is true with say physical gold but gold is much much harder to hide when it's changing hands
Great episode. I'm not sure about this whole individualism started with Jesus, because the greek philosophers had a say in this, also Roman law brought a lot of individual rights and property law. But it's always interesting to hear new ideas and I will certainly check out the recommended books. Btw. don't make Bitcoin your God. Just don't. It is great and I hope it ends traditional banking and politics. But just don't make it the golden calf. This is idolatry and absolutely unhealthy
Awesome ! Best explanation of money ever
Listened to this twice. And will probably do a third time. Fabulous content. Deep.
He's got some great points but his crypto knowledge is lacking.
I think he'd benefit to have a chat with Richard Heart
Why would there be a lot of sellers if they bought their homes with a 3% interest rate? Where would these sellers move to when rates are now 6%?
1:10:53 taking from people either in the form of taxation or through inflation could force people to keep producing longer than they would've done otherwise. I'd say total productivity would go down if people didn't have to work theirselves to death just to be able to live. The more productive hours, the better it is for a country.
3:15:05 the fear of landing in a situation without a job will keep people in check. As long as there are plenty of other people to replace them with.
I suggest you read 'economics in one lesson' . It is a very good book that lays out why excessive taxation only hurts a nation
@@Eamo-21although I understand why excessive taxing would cause more harm than good, especially with inefficient spending, still thanks for the recommendation!
Not when you're forcing seniors who retired, back into the workforce! Forcing the elderly to work is inhumane!
I don't see Bill Gates or Bezos offering up their wealth for redistribution...😤
None of this was necessary under President Trump! Energy, food & goods prices were low & JOBS were plentiful! Dems giving money to people to stay home has killed their incentive to thrive on their own power! This is all part of their Alinsky/Obama/WEF Plan for Communism. China has bought many of our politicians.
More surveillance, less privacy.
CBDC=Federal Digital Money 💰
which will track our every purchase... ESG scores will allow them to shut down your bank acct if you speak against them.
President Trump showed us how America could thrive and succeed when taxes were lowered and prosperity soared!!!
We now know what America could accomplish with an America First Leader! No one went hungry or homeless, minorities were able to buy homes. It was such a good time for all! Sadly all the Dems could do is whine, moan & LIE because their plans to enslave us were being derailed...
There is another layer of taxation to inflation. It's a small tax but it is significant, especially over the long term. This tax is the tax on non-real capital gains. Let's say you own $1000. You don't want to lose it to inflation. So, you buy $1000 worth of gold. The Fed debases the dollar by 10%. You now have $1100 worth of gold but that gold is not worth any more in terms of products and services. You have earned nothing. But you protected yourself against inflation. So you sell the gold to buy something that was worth $1000 when you bought the gold but is now priced at $1100. You can't buy it. Why?
Enter the IRS. The IRS looks at the $100, says you have gains, and takes $15-20 of it.
Even worse for land or property taxes. And wait until they (Obama) introduce unrealised asset tax.
George knew it.
Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cause I'm the taxman
Yeah, I'm the taxman
Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cause I'm the taxman
Yeah, I'm the taxman
I'll tax the street
(If you try to sit, sit) I'll tax your seat
(If you get too cold, cold) I'll tax the heat
(If you take a walk, walk) I'll tax your feet
Excellent analysis, depressing conclusion. I feel completely burned by government taxation, inflation, monetary manipulation, and the uselessness they have generated.in my life. It prompts me to desire death, where peace exists.
The government does not own beauty. They do not own music, joy, friends, sunsets, etc. When I was afraid my week old baby would die from pneumonia (she was born 4 months early), the ocean gave me comfort. I thought to myself, no matter how bad life gets, this ocean will be here. Nothing can ever take this beauty away. Yes, it does make one feel powerless to realize how badly we are manipulated and at the mercy of power yet there is escape from that in the beauty of life. The way we love our friends, our family. The gift that comes from learning a hard skill like playing an instrument, a language, or baking. I hope you can find joy in those things too:)
@@075672820 What a great freaking answer!
All the best to you and your family ❤
So much love and beauty please always remember and don't get disheartened ❤
Bitcoin + Lightning solves this; don't be sad.
Go to sleep then 😊
There is a great movie call in time where your money is your time.
There is potential for considerable wealth increase with the correct strategy. I want to know; How can one take advantage of compound interest and potentially grow your retirement savings/net-worth to about $500k over time?
A solid strategy can be a key component of an investor’s portfolio. Well, the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward and such impeccable decisions are better guided by professionals.
That’s impressive, have you always had a financial advisor?
This whole thread is a scam made by bots
I have lots of bitcoin, therefore I am smart. You should listen to me because I am smart. Is this basically the framework here?
Free Will is measured by how much your personal knowledge out passes your view of reality.
interesting
What happens to bitcoin in a grid down situation? War? Right now it is valued in $$. We know the $$ is losing world reserve status. How will it transition economic shift away from $$. What about cdbc?
The theft of property is a constant human behavior.
My biggest concern is that nobody knows who created it and who owns the founders wallet. One wallet holds 1/23 of all the BTC. Very sketchy
This is a giant Bitcoin ad. Dude got trapped in a cult and he’s well-spoken, so a lot of people gravitate towards him.
Bit coins is cool but the value is not guaranteed. Put all your mon😮ey in bit coin and see what happens when shit hits the fan. Small allocations that you cab lose is all that is prudent to do
@@wellerandre236 We’re in a world where I can’t afford to lose any money. My base salary is a few hundred grand (I’m in tech; I live in NYC). I’m not going to sit here and ignore the fact that a lot of huge players in the crypto game just got exposed for being complete frauds behind some imaginary coins. I’m big in new technology, and I understand it takes a lot to get people to see value in new tools (I know all too well), but this crypto wave has been nothing but passion-fueled mini movements and financial ruin. I’m tired of it. I don’t want to put my money anywhere near it. If I miss out, so be it. I’ll keep putting my money in other areas.
@@wellerandre236 the value of the US dollar is guaranteed? By wars, force and bloodshed around the world. The days of the US government bullying other countries is coming to an end
@@wellerandre236bitcoin has returned 300% + since 2020 and the dollar has lost 20-30% value at least
You didn't listen
Also diamonds are not scarce. They put them in vaults to drive up prices.
They just dropped the value by a third to compete with the synthetic diamond market.
Thank you Adam Ruins Everything
For 2 decades I thought my life economics degree was worth less than an arts degree. I was so very wrong 😂, Robert beautiful points, I would have loved to see you expanding into barter system also. When we talked about what you should invest into in the uncertain future for most people that should be food, shelter and paying bills. When we get to higher levels anything that is a necessity ( the is why Bill Gates is buying farms)
Bitcoin gets valued in USD continually.
Why? Why isn't its value taking over from fiat currencies?
I agree with Ray Dale that it's not the miracle being purported (paraphrasing).
It’s important to choose stocks that are expected to hold uo in inflationary environments. To combat the negative effect of inflation, it’s a good idea to diversify your portfolio across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, and real estate, since this can help protect your portfolio against inflation. I have seen People making up to $500k in a month during high inflation
One strategy is to invest in assets that performs well during inflation. Another strategy is to focus on companies that have the ability to pass on price increases to their customers. Its also important to maintain a diversified portfolio. It may be a good idea to speak with a financial adviser who can help you develop a customized investment strategy based on your individual goals and risk tolerance
I've been thinking of going this route of using an advisoR. Could you suggest yours?
She actually appears to be well-read and educated. I just did a Google search for her name and found her webpage, I appreciate you sharing
An economic crash will make any investment null and void. Total lose. Be self relient!
1:56:58 You mean the Christ is the Price, the Price is the Christ?
The disconnect I have is when you have to buy something on an syndicate economy and you think you’re holding wealth in bitcoin. What syndicate would recognize it?
Awesomely thought provoking.👍👍👍👍
@robertbreedlove22 I recently got the book "The Creature from Jekkyl Island" and it's opened my eyes to a whole new world. And now I hear you mention another book I hadn't heard of prior "Inventing the Individual." Would you mind sharing a few other favorites of yours that perhaps many of us didn't have on our radar? I so appreciate it!
Thanks Tom for doing a great job of asking the right questions 😊
I am unsure if not doubtful that merely changing incentive structures will alter human thought and more so behavior. We currently have such incentives and deterrents. My thought is that you will have the same socio-eco strata but change the composition of those who occupy these levels. Clearly current BTC owners will be pro new financial system, due to current holdings. Would we be willing divest of our BTC holdings to start a new in a crypto financial system? Or are we there to just to maintain our winnings over some new system what would be a betterment for all?
I don't know what this guy's name is but he reminds me of superman genuine superhero vibes 💪
Robert Breedlove. www.youtube.com/@RobertBreedlove22
Some of what he says is wrong though, do your own research don't just believe what you're told.
@@elmateo77 thanks 👍
@@elmateo77 Good advice to do own research, but curious what parts are wrong?
Robert Breedlove.
Even if you think the guest is a shill for bitcoin, everything he said about the currupt global banking sysytem is 100% true and there is no other issue that can be tackled until the current monetary deception is transparently fixed.
Don't worry, the WEF will make sure- WE ALL OWN NOTHING, AND WE WILL BE HAPPY.-
THIS INCLUDES THE WEALTHY .
The WEF are on the board of ETHEREUM now.
Bring on PulseChain I saw
Screw the WEF
No WE will own nothing but THEY will own everything. And THEY will be very happy.
@@badnomad357 I've owned NOTHING for years.
Definitely not helpful 😕
The WEF want me to own LESS!?🤷♂️