Peter St Onge Podcast
Peter St Onge, Ph.D economist explains news on the economy in plain English and why it matters.
Episodes
90 episodes
Ep 90 Weekly Roundup: Ending the Income Tax
- BRICS Fumbles a Currency- 401k's Lost $2.5 Trillion- JD Vance goes Ron Paul on the Fed- The Regime Goes after Elon Musk- Trump want to Abolish the Income TaxRead the full article “Trump Wants to Abolish the Income Tax”...
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Ep 89 Weekly Roundup: Trillions on Infrastructure made it Worse
- Trillions spent on Infrastructure made it Worse- Majority of Voters now want Mass Deportation- "Starter Home Hell" for Millennials and Gen Z- Banks Siphoned $1 Trillion from Depositors- Markets are Convinced Trump will Win...
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Ep 88 Weekly Roundup: 7 Million Men Have Dropped Out
Episode 88 of the Roundup Podcast is Live 🥳- 7 Million Men Have Dropped Out- Inflation Jumps 3 Weeks from Election- Japan Becomes a Debt Colony- Study: Inflation Undercounted by Half- Why Liberty Will WinRead the...
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Ep 87 Weekly Roundup: FEMA is Broke
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- FEMA is Broke- Government Jobs are Booming- The 4 Year Biden Recession- Left Worries Hurricanes, War will Impact Election- How the US Government Abandone...
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Ep 86 Weekly Roundup: Social Security "Runs Out" in 9 Years
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- Social Security "Runs Out" in 9 Years- Jerome Powell Blames Weak Jobs on Migrants- Because of FCC, Hurricane Survivors Lack Starlink- Port Strike Threatens t...
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Ep 85 Weekly Roundup: Bankruptcies Soar 61%
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- Bankruptcies Soar 61%- Why are Americans Skipping College- Savings Plunge as Credit Cards Soar- How Boomers Got so Rich- Wall Street's "Quiet Coup"
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Ep 84 Weekly Roundup: 1.3 Million Jobs Lost
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- 1.3 Million Jobs Lost- Americans Working until 80- Media: Let them Eat Inflation- The Administrative State is Unraveling- Why the Left Fears Tax Cuts...
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Ep 83 Weekly Roundup: Job Misses Panic the Fed
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- Job Misses Panic the Fed- Working-class Americans are Running out of Money- Goldman Pimps Cacklenomics- Yield Curve: Recession is Coming- China on the Ed...
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Ep 82 Weekly Roundup: California's $150,000 loans to Illegal Migrants
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- California's $150,000 loans to Illegal Migrants- "Ticking Time B*mb" in Commercial Real Estate- Fear of Losing Job hits 2008 Levels- Job Openings Crash by Ha...
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Ep 81 Interview Daniel Lacalle: How the Left Destroys Economies
My interview with economics professor and Austrian economist Daniel Lacalle of Madrid’s IE Business School.We talk about How the Left Destroys Economies, especially what happened to Argentina — and how Milei’s fixing it. And we talk abo...
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Ep 80 Roundup: Inflation Under Kamala
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- Inflation Under Kamala- Bobby Kennedy Endorses Trump- Kamala's $5 Trillion Tax Hike- From Price Controls to Mass Starvation- Europe's Lost Decade
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Ep 79 Interview Per Bylund: What Modern Economics Ignores
I interviewed Professor Per Bylund on how countries get rich, the role of hard money and gold, and what's coming next for the debt-ridden US economy. We also discuss his book "How to Think About the Economy" that's a great introduc...
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Ep 78 Roundup: Kamala's Price Controls
Weekly Roundup of the week's top stories on Economics and Freedom.- Kamala's Price Controls- Inflation Turning to Recession- The Young are "Spiraling"- How Public Schools made American Politics Dumb- Department of Labor R...
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Ep 77 Interview: Lawrence Lepard on Debt Crisis
My interview with sound money advocate and investment manager Lawrence Lepard on our looming debt crisis, the trap of fiscal dominance, and how they Broke America.I hope you enjoy, and follow Lawrence at @LawrenceLepard on X or visit him...
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Ep 76 Roundup: Half of Americans Can't Pay Bills
Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories.- Nearly half of Americans Can't Pay Their Bills- How India went -- and stayed -- Populist- Small Business Job Growth now Negative- How to Restore the Gold Standard- Wit...
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Ep 75 Interview: Stephan Livera on Austrian Economics
My interview with Stephan Livera of the Stephan Livera Show on Austrian economics, podcasting, and why he ditched authoritarian Australia for freedom in Dubai.I hope you enjoy, and follow Stephan at @StephanLivera on X or visit him at ht...
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Ep 74 Roundup: Unemployment Jumps
Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories.- Unemployment jumps to 4.3%- 3/5 of Americans Say we’re in Recession- Japan’s Carry Trade Collapse- Markets crash. Is it 1987 or 2008?- Record Household Debt hits $17.8...
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Ep 73 Interview: Jeff Tucker on Weimar Inflation
My interview with Jeff Tucker of the Brownstone Institute on the Weimar Hyperinflation and the fake inflation numbers they're reporting today.I hope you enjoy, and follow Jeff at @JeffreyATucker on X or visit him at https://brownstone.or...
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Ep 72 Roundup: Bribing Voters into a CBDC
Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories.In this Episode:- Thailand Bribes Voters into a CBDC. America's Next- Young Americans Living with Parents hits 1940's Levels- Japan's Population Drops by Nearly a Million
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Ep 71: Interview Lina Seiche on Building a Business in El Salvador
My interview with Lina Seiche of The Little HODLer on building a business in El Salvador, how it compares to her native Germany, and what it's like working with President Bukele!I hope you enjoy, and follow Lina at @LinaSeiche on X or vi...
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Ep 70: Major Banks Warn of Disaster
Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories.In this Episode:- Two Major Banks Warn of Disaster- Kamala to the left of Bernie Sanders- Evictions Soar as Americans Can't pay Rent- Canada's Worst Downturn in 40 Year...
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Ep 69: Interview Tho Bishop: The WTF Election
I interviewed the great Tho Bishop, Content Director of the Ludwig von Mises Institute about what the hell's going on in this election, what to expect next, and what it all means for the economy. Follow Tho on X/Twitter: @ThoBishop...
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Ep 68: Weekly Roundup July 22, 2024
Weekly Roundup of this week's top Economics stories.In this Episode:- The Stakes Just Went up- Japan's Dollar Fire-Sale- Biden Proposes Nationwide Rent Control- Trump's Second-Term Economic Plan- 500,000 Layoffs in B...
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