InFi: the Future of Finance

Mar 07 2025 106 ep. 50 mins 26
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Welcome to INFI: the Future of Finance, hosted by American economist and author Dr. Robert P. Murphy. Each week tune in for dynamic discussions with business pioneers about emerging trends in finance, life insurance, asset management, technology, and more.

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Ep. 78: Explaining Elon: Social Security as a Ponzi and Government Spending Distorting GDP

Mar 07 2025 52 mins  
Bob elaborates and defends Elon Musk's recent claims that (1) Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time and (2) government spending distorts GDP calculations. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTUNNA1ZYNM Related: - https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1895655463255248904 - https://infineo.ai/77 Subscribe to our YouTube chan

Ep. 77: DOGE and Social Security Fraud

Feb 28 2025 49 mins  
Bob addressees the recent tweets from Elon Musk, indicating that there are millions of people who have been long dead receiving Social Security. Although Bob agrees with the critics that Musk was misleading with his tweets, there is nonetheless extensive fraud associate with the poorly maintained SS database. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/wat

Ep. 76: Jack Farley on Why Money Matters and the Contribution of the MMT Camp

Feb 21 2025 53 mins  
Jack Farley is host of the podcast "Monetary Matters," and was recently the moderator of Bob's debate on ZeroHedge against Nathan Tankus. Farley sticks up for the MMT camp and forces Bob to drill down to the essential differences between the Austrians and MMTers. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MzQ3vyYZU4 Related: - https://www.youtub

Ep. 75: Alex Tabarrok on the History and Economics of Life Insurance

Feb 14 2025 50 mins  
Alex Tabarrok is an economics professor at George Mason University and (with Tyler Cowen) co-host of a popular podcast. He and Tyler recently discussed the history and economics of life insurance, and in addition Alex has written extensively on blockchain finance. He was thus an obvious guest for Bob to interview. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.co

Ep. 74: Brian Domitrovic on the Supply-Sider Support for Tariffs Over Income Taxes

Feb 07 2025 43 mins  
Brian Domitrovic is the Richard S. Strong Scholar at the Laffer Center, who holds a PhD in history from Harvard. He joins Bob to discuss his recent articles explaining why the economics profession is so opposed to tariffs but not income taxes. Why are there "free traders" but not "free laborers"? Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/_fbPGGDR-FQ Related: -

Ep. 73: The ZeroHedge MMT vs. Austrian Debate: Does the Treasury Need to Issue Safe Assets?

Jan 31 2025 51 mins  
On the heels of his recent ZeroHedge debate against MMTer Nathan Tankus, Bob elaborates on one key issue: Does it help the private sector if the government issues more "safe assets" to bolster private balance sheets? Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYpy7AsHsHY Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHoPf3OZzQY - https://www.youtub

Ep. 72: Tyler Watts' Proposal for Opting Out of Social Security

Jan 24 2025 51 mins  
Tyler Watts is a professor of economics at Ferris State University. In an analysis for the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, he proposes a plan for allowing citizens to opt out of Social Security in a way that helps the program's finances. Related: - https://www.pageturnpro.com/Indiana-Policy-Review-Foundation/112062-Winter-2025/sdefault.html#page/6 - https://www.econlib.org/lib

Ep. 71: The Yield Curve Has Uninverted; Does It Signal Recession?

Jan 17 2025 34 mins  
Bob explains that the yield curve has gone back to a "normal" upward sloping configuration, with 10-year Treasuries yielding more than the 3-month T-Bill. Bob reviews the historical pattern and the theory behind it, and also provides an estimate of when the next recession will hit. Related: - https://mises.org/understanding-money-mechanics/inverted-yield-curve-and-recession - ht

Ep. 70: The Economics of the American H-1B Visa Controversy

Jan 10 2025 46 mins  
Bob referees the recent debate among Trump supporters over the H-1B program, especially the remarks from Vivek Ramaswamy on American culture. Despite its official purpose, the H-1B program does in practice allow for pay below the domestic salary for a given occupation, but that by itself doesn't mean it hurts Americans. Related: - https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/18723121399452

Ep. 69: Answering Critics of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Jan 03 2025 43 mins  
Bob responds to critics of his earlier episode on Michael Saylor's arguments for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCzdfQBweWQ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup L