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InFi: the Future of Finance

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. 81: Did the Department of Education Boost...

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2025/03/28

In light of President Trump's recent Executive Order abolishing (though it has no teeth) the Department of Education, Bob presents statistics for 3 separate federal initiatives—namely the Clean Air Act/EPA, the so-called War on Poverty, and the Department of Education—to show that they should not be given credit for improving US life in their respective areas. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/bSIBOMkAlu8 Related: -

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36:48

Ep. 80: Did Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Try to...

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2025/03/21

Having just been interviewed for a documentary on the topic, Bob gives some of the details on the trial of Ross Ulbricht. Even if one endorses the Drug War, there were many absurdities in Ulbricht's trial that helps to justify President Trump's decision to pardon him as one of his first acts in office. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/QhPDqbOibvk Related: - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/perfecting-libertarian-argument-dealing-drug-cartels -

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43:28

Ep. 79: Financing the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and...

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2025/03/14

Bob goes solo to explain why the libertarian objections to a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve are overblown. He then comments on the recent $1.4bn ETH heist, and explains how private organizations could help organize boycotts of stolen coins without State-sponsored regulations. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azp1D4RWHas Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on

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52:47

Ep. 78: Explaining Elon: Social Security as a Ponzi...

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2025/03/07

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 channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter:

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49:37

Ep. 77: DOGE and Social Security Fraud

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2025/02/28

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/watch?v=GPIhwlRBuvM Related: https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/1890836472174924143

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53:50

Ep. 76: Jack Farley on Why Money Matters and the...

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2025/02/21

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.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1JIT9kcpw - https://www.youtube.com/@Monetary-Matters -

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50:03

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

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2025/02/14

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.com/watch?v=Z24Z0eo9IEI Related: - https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/02/the-licensing-racket.html

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43:35

Ep. 74: Brian Domitrovic on the Supply-Sider Support...

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2025/02/07

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: - https://lawliberty.org/forum/why-economists-loathe-tariffs/ -

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51:19

Ep. 73: The ZeroHedge MMT vs. Austrian Debate: Does...

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2025/01/31

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.youtube.com/watch?v=cUTLCDBONok -

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51:28

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

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2025/01/24

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/library/Columns/y2017/Murphysocialsecurity.html Watch the video version of this episode here:

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34:53

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

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2025/01/17

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 - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/why-government-relief-spending-only-makes-recession-worse Watch the

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46:29

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

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2025/01/10

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/1872312139945234507 - https://x.com/RobertMSterling/status/1873175206073626660 -

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Ep. 69: Answering Critics of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

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2025/01/03

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 Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

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42:43

Ep. 68: Does Saylor's Proposal to Dump Gold and Buy...

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2024/12/27

Bob reviews the classical gold standard era, including the demonetization of silver, to evaluate Michael Saylor's proposal for the US government to swap its gold reserves for Bitcoin. Bob agrees with George Selgin that the USD dollar doesn't need reserve assets because it's the global reserve currency, but Bob thinks that status will be forfeited over time, making BTC a wise purchase for the feds. Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq_sYGCrl_I - https://substack.com/home/post/p-152252942

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49:40

Ep. 67: Evis Zenios on Self-Custodying Your Coins and...

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2024/12/20

Evis Zenios is the new Interim CEO of DaffiOne. He joins Bob to discuss the importance of self-custody of crypto coins--and the role that the DaffiWallet plays here--as well as other topics, such as NFT solutions eliminating fraud (double sales) for event tickets. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBST4GWno7c Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter:

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32:14

Ep. 66: Does Slavery Make Us Richer or Poorer, and...

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2024/12/13

Bob first reconciles two apparently contradictory positions he staked out in previous episodes (regarding the impact of slavery on the rest of society). Then he addresses the question of which party--American consumers or foreign exporters--will bear the brunt of Trump's proposed tariffs. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8-dI_uk0ro Related: - https://infineo.ai/64 - https://infineo.ai/61 -

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Ep. 65: The Disappointing Results of a Major UBI...

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2024/12/06

Peter Jacobsen is Assistant Professor of Economics at Ottawa University in Kansas. He joins Bob to discuss a major study of Universal Basic Income (UBI) that found recipients of a cash handout devoted more time to leisure, rather than finding a better career or child care. The results throw cold water on the promises made by typical UBI proponents. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvB_3YJw4U Related:

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44:04

Ep. 64: How Can US Workers Compete With Chinese Slave...

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2024/11/29

Bob begins a new mini-series in which he fields questions concerning international trade and tariffs. This episode deals with the question of foreign coerced labor keeping imports to the US artificially cheap. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwJqc-r50bU Related: - https://content.infineo.ai/articles/the-beauty-and-importance-of-comparative-advantage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tlCx9C88yE Subscribe to our YouTube channel:

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56:52

Ep. 63: The Hypocrisy of the Woke Elite

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2024/11/22

Gene Callahan joins Bob to discuss his review of Musa al-Gharbi's new book, We Have Never Been Woke. Following Gharbi, Gene argues that the people in American society most concerned with "white privilege" are themselves quite privileged and do not actually care about the plight of the disadvantaged. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fye9qyNCxA Related: https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/the-fourth-awokening-and-its-discontents Subscribe to our YouTube

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47:12

Ep. 62: Debunking Destiny's Debating

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2024/11/15

Bob goes through a recent conversation between "Destiny" and Tom Wheelwright on tax policy, in order to debunk the view (among Destiny's fans) that the streamer is a formidable debater. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPoJyX4yvNs Full debate between "Destiny" and Tom Wheelwright: https://www.youtube.com/live/Fgt1k-PpEbE Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on

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