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You’ve heard endless debate about the trade deficit, but what about its evil twin, the budget deficit? In this episode, Mark Thornton untangles the truth behind the so-called “twin deficits,” revealing why trade imbalances aren’t necessarily bad, and how government borrowing distorts investment, fuels inflation, and weakens long-term prosperity. Mark cuts through the economic fog and shows what’s really dragging us down. Additional Resources “Trade Deficits and Fiat Currencies” by Robert Murphy: https://mises.org/MI_115_A “The Evil Twins: U.S. Federal Budget Deficits and U.S. Trade” by Jane L. Johnson: https://mises.org/MI_115_B “The Twin Deficits” by Gary North: https://mises.org/MI_115_C "A Dollar as Good as Gold" by Lewis E. Lehrman: https://mises.org/MI_115_D Join the Mises Institute on April 26 in Phoenix, Arizona, as we expose the danger and waste of bureaucracy: https://Mises.org/Phoenix25 Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues

Part One: The Nature of Gratuitous Goods Chapter 2 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 63–94 in the print edition.

The Preface to Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook.

The Introduction to Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 1–28 in the print edition.

Part Three: Gratuitous Goods and the State Chapter 10 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 291–332 in the print edition.

Part Two: Gratuitous Goods in a Free Economy Chapter 8 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 247–260 in the print edition.

Part Three: Gratuitous Goods and the State Chapter 12 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 364–392 in the print edition.

Part Two: Gratuitous Goods in a Free Economy Chapter 7 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 219–246 in the print edition.