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42. The Fiat Standard, Chapters 4-7

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The Propaganda About Stimulus Checks

The stimulus checks that are coming out of the U.S. are very, very small, right? And there's all kinds of propaganda about how slashing poverty - $1,400 every now and then is going to slash poverty. What's the stimulus like in the rest of the world? England, they're getting, I think, very little. Is that correct Peter? So in the UK is a furlough scheme, and that's based on whether you've been working previously. We're not having the stimulus checks the direct handouts, but we are paying very substantial amounts to basically just pay people salaries to keep them at home. Stunning and brave. All of this work

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