Jeffrey Tucker on the future of private money

Subscribe to our newsletter at http://www.goldmoney.com/goldresearch. Episode 67: GoldMoney's Andy Duncan speaks to Jeffrey Tucker, Publisher & Executive Editor of Laissez Faire Books (lfb.org/) and author of It's a Jetsons World, Bourbon for Breakfast, and A Beautiful Anarchy.

They discuss possible future scenarios regarding private money and trading systems, and discuss how the western world may be about to enter the trailing edge of a financial storm that started in 2008. They argue that we can survive this storm via new private and digital money technologies. Tucker points out that the global communication network is the main driving force of economic progress today.

They cover BitCoin, Lending Clubs, and various forms of gold money along with the inability of governments to keep up with rapidly developing markets. They also discuss the short-term ramifications of the latest US Presidential election, as well as Jeffrey's move from the Mises Institute to Laissez Faire Books.

This podcast was recorded on 12 November 2012.

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[theMAXILOPEZpsycho]

this guy is awsome

[inibo]

Jeffrey Tucker is becoming my new hero. Infectious optimism.

[islandbee]

Awesome interview! I can tell Jeffrey is a delightful drunk. He seemed very excitable, when he was mentioning all you can drink with cover events. Where do I sign up? LOL

[steve ison]

an optimist on gold money. i believe the digital age has created a de coupling of the finance industry to the real world. but jeff is right. markets are always one step ahead of government.

[Ron Helwig]

For anyone intrigued about the precious metal cards mentioned at 17:50 that Jeffrey saw in New Hampshire at the Liberty Forum, they are Shire Silver cards, and the idea is public domain so you can make your own if you want to. Instructions on the site (as well as a store if you want to buy samples or have Shire Silver make some for you).

And yes, Jeffrey is a delight in person.

[BladeMcCool]

that only works when the books tracking the barters arent encrypted. encrypt your accounting records and encourage all your friends. all sales that the governanny thinks were sales were really theft/loss/shrinkage/expense.

[grraadd]

Didn't you hear about bureaucracy's plans to tax BARTER ?

They will arbitrary put prices in fed dollars on goods/services exchanged and TAX, TAX, TAX to the bitter end. I can easily see that - marxists did much worse things... and these things happen every day in Europe.

[taxigringo]

Translation about the guest's love of Obama: gay marriage.

[taxigringo]

My entertainment standards are high; the guest gushes a bit much.

[lynnybee888]

ditto that for me, Jeffrey Tucker is awesome ! i'm impressed & a fan .  Please ask him to be a returning guest . sincerely ...