58. Taxation, Bitcoin and the State with Dominic Frisby

In this episode Saifedean talks to libertarian author and comedian Dominic Frisby about the history of taxation, the rise of Bitcoin and whether we are moving towards a more or less statist world. They cover the story of how Dominic first found out about Bitcoin in December 2010, how voluntary taxation worked in ancient Greece, the rise of digital nomads, and whether land value tax represents the “least bad tax”.

Links

• National Debt Clock of the United States: https://www.usdebtclock.org/
• Dominic’s song about Brexit: https://youtu.be/f2zJ8vaB5jo

Dominic’s books

• Daylight Robbery: How Tax Shaped Our Past and Will Change Our Future: https://amzn.to/3woT5ns
• Bitcoin: The Future of Money? https://amzn.to/2ScOw12
• Life After the State: https://amzn.to/3v08Ot3

Books referenced by Dominic

• For Good and Evil: The Impact Of Taxes On The Course Of Civilization by Charles Adams: https://amzn.to/3hCO07b
• The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg: https://bit.ly/3hGRQMo
• Why We Eat Too Much by Dr Andrew Jenkinson: https://amzn.to/3v9KjtE

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