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	<title>Capitalism and Universal Healthcare, Income and Education</title>
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	<title>Reflecting on Daily Show Episode about MMT (Modern Monetary Theory</title>
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	<title>Reflecing on &#8220;The Weeds&#8221; Episode about Limitarianism (Banning Millionaires)</title>
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	<title>BONUS &#8211; Emmet Shear and a 50% Inheritance Tax (My Thoughts)</title>
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	<title>9 &#8211; Milei and the Dollarization of Argentina</title>
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	<title>8 &#8211; Understand the Relationship between Inflation and Government Spending (Exploring Mechanisms)</title>
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	<title>8 &#8211; Explaining the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse</title>
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	<title>1 &#8211; What is Economics and Is Value Subjective?</title>
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	<title>New Podcasts! Economics and Finance for N00bs &#038; Living Better</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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