Why our obsession with money is keeping us poor (and why changing interests rates won't make us richer)

The economy is made up of real resources, and the people who produce and own them. Money is different. Money is supposed to represent these real things, but it often fails to. Focusing too much on money – and interest rates and monetary policy – blinds us to how the economy actually works. Gary explains why this is so important if we want to change anything.

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Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(01:47) The obsession with interest rates

(03:56) How monetary policy failed in 2008

(06:05) Know your medieval history

(06:55) People confuse money for real resources

(07:24) Money printing during COVID

(08:20) Why don't we just make more money?

(10:21) You need more real resources

(11:27) Redistribution of resources

(12:46) Money is different for the individual and the state

(13:24) Resources are rapidly flowing to the rich

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Further resources to understand money:

'What is money?'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gcNMu40jqs

'Burning money'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjKycq0CYI

'The devaluation of money'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So484-4VbxI