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Podcast: The Real Investment Show (Full Show)
Episode: 8-20-25 John Tamny - Money is Ruthless
Description: Lance Roberts interviews John Tamny, author, economist, and editor of RealClearMarkets. Tamny’s provocative new book, Deficit Delusion, reframes how we think about debt and growth. He makes a bold case: Trump-style protectionism and fear-driven immigration policies are economically self-defeating—even for conservatives.
Trade is the greatest foreign policy mankind has ever devised, plus it's great for workers as is any scenario that expands the division of labor.
$36.1 trillion Government Debt is not a crisis—it’s a sign of U.S. strength & investor confidence about the U.S.'s future, it’s not weakness.
1:55 - Will the Debt Spiral spark a fi...