617: How Can We Fix Our BROKEN Economic System? - Laurence Kotlikoff

Jason Hartman invites Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics and NY Times Best Selling author of Money Magic: An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life, to the show today.

Are the United States' long term fiscal problems solvable? How HIGH would federal taxes have to increase to pay for our spending? Could we fix the system with healthcare reform? What will be the economic consequences of Russia's war with Ukraine? Jason Hartman and Laurence Kotlikoff discuss the outlook for the future and much more, including unfunded mandates, debt vs. GDP, tax hikes, why NOT to borrow to pay for college and what to do in times of economic uncertainty.

Key Takeaways:

1:00 Welcome Laurence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics and NY Times best-selling author

1:57 What are unfunded mandates?

3:09 Official and unofficial liabilities

3:42 Debt vs GDP

5:35 We need a sizable tax hike to fund social security benefits

8:27 Tax brackets and government benefit programs

10:03 Could we fix the system with healthcare reform?

13:30 Money printing puts pressure on prices

17:05 Kotlikoff on inflation and hyperinflation

20:03 Russia/Ukraine, China/Taiwan - what do these conflicts mean for the economy?

21:31 The humanitarian and economic consequences of war

24:07 Stock market risk

25:08 Tips from Kotlikoff's new book: Money Magic: An Economist's Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life

26:18 Don't borrow for college: it's a scam

29:16 Strategies to protect yourself in times of uncertainty

31:08 Find Laurence at Kotlikoff.net

31:26 Final thoughts on Russia/Ukraine conflict

32:35 Government borrowing rates

 

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