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A War Against Truth with Maajid Nawaz (WiM329)

The "What is Money?" Show

CHAPTER

The Future of Government

If we move into a world where say we're on a Bitcoin standard and inflation is no longer possible, right? The printing of money is not possible. Taxing these assets and asset like Bitcoin is much more difficult than taxing something like real estate. That in theory, the incentive for the state to fabricate these narratives and steal people's stuff would be drastically reduced. Then government becomes smaller. And if it has less power, then its ability to engage in mass sciops is diminished. But ultimately, any institution that has dominion over human beings will naturally attempt to sustain itself by creating an illusion around its strength but it will be smaller.

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