Danielle DiMartino Booth: Middle Class Crisis and Why the Fed Can't Fix the "Silent Recession"

In this episode of Coin Stories, Natalie Brunell talks with Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO of Chief Strategist of QI Research and former Fed advisor, breaking down what's really going on with the U.S. economy. Topics discussed:

• The "silent recession" crushing the Middle Class
• Why people earning $150k feel poor
• The truth about recent economy data points, tariff impacts and inflation
• Fiscal dominance vs monetary policy
• What will happen if the Fed lowers interest rates in September? 
• Has Danielle changed her perspective on Bitcoin?

Danielle is the author of "FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve Is Bad for America." Subscribe to QI Research: https://quillintelligence.com. Follow Danielle DiMartino Booth on X at https://x.com/DiMartinoBooth 

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