Economics and Finance for N00bs with Alex Merced

Alex Merced focuses on helping you understand concepts in Economics, Finance and Crypto so you can make better decisions and understand the world around you. Follow Alex Merced on twitter @alexmerced. Find all episodes here: https://host.alexmercedpodcast.com/series/economics/ Join the Slack Community -> https://join.slack.com/t/mercedslack/shared_invite/zt-4ff5mn5u-2ZyN~UDWKo0rjUDE21BIsg

Episodes

What is my general view on politics and economics?

November 10, 2024

Alex Merced breaks down his world view on politics and economics. Follow Alex on twitter @loveatarian

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Capitalism and Universal Healthcare, Income and Education

July 21, 2024

Alex Merced discusses his thoughts on the concept that “Universal Healthcare, Income and Education would lead to better Capitalism”. Alex Merced breaks down what makes sense and what doesn’t about this sentiment. Follow Alex on twitter @loveatarian

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BONUS – Trump and a Tariff Based Revenue System?

June 14, 2024

Alex reflects on Trump floating the Idea of funding the government entirely through Tariffs. https://bio.alexmerced.com/opinion

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Reflecting on Daily Show Episode about MMT (Modern Monetary Theory

April 24, 2024

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Reflecing on “The Weeds” Episode about Limitarianism (Banning Millionaires)

February 28, 2024

Alex Merced talks about his thoughts on ideas like limiting income to 10 Million per year and the supposed effects of inequality and fixing it through policy. Find my social links https://bio.alexmerced.com/opinion

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BONUS – Emmet Shear and a 50% Inheritance Tax (My Thoughts)

December 29, 2023

Alex Merced reflects on a twitter conversation involving former Open AI CEO Emmet Shear about a 50% inheritance tax.

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9 – Milei and the Dollarization of Argentina

December 9, 2023

Just thinking out loud about how you could practically pull it off.

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8 – Understand the Relationship between Inflation and Government Spending (Exploring Mechanisms)

July 7, 2023

Alex Merced discusses– what is inflation how it is always a monetary event– how central banks manage money supply– how gov spending influences central banks

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8 – Explaining the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

March 12, 2023

Alex Merced discusses what happened with Silicon Valley Bank

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7 – The Process of Buying and Home and Mortgage Rates

February 18, 2023

Alex Merced talks about his experience buying a home and knowledge that may be useful for potential home buyers.

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