Thorsten Polleit

Ep. 420 | IRRTÜMER, TÄUSCHUNGEN UND MANIPULATIONEN AUS DER ÖKONOMIK IN DIE MEDIEN — UND WIE MAN DAS BEKÄMPFT

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Jan 18, 2026
The discussion dives into how deception in economics enables control over populations, highlighting the dangers of ignorance and false doctrines. Polleit illustrates voluntary exchange's benefits with a bakery example and critiques misleading economic measures like market capitalization. He challenges the notion of stable money, argues against Keynesian myths that demonize saving, and warns about the consequences of losing foundational economic knowledge. Connecting faith with moral clarity, he emphasizes the need to combat economic manipulation.
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INSIGHT

2% Inflation Is A Hidden Tax

  • Price-stability definitions like 2% inflation are ideological doublespeak that normalize a money tax.
  • Accepting a 2% annual price rise is equivalent to accepting a hidden yearly tax on money.
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Stable Money Is A False Promise

  • The idea of stable money is a false promise because human valuations change constantly.
  • Promising stable money enables states to replace commodity money with fiat and seize control of money production.
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Money Supply Growth Not Required

  • The claim that money supply must grow for the economy to grow is economically false.
  • Any given money supply can serve monetary functions; growth need not require expanding money.
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