World-renowned economist Richard Werner on where money comes from: banks just create it out of thin air, and keep a pile for themselves.
(0:00) How Werner Predicted the Japanese Financial Crisis
(14:16) How Banks Create Money From Nothing
(24:09) You’re Being Lied to About the Bank’s Role in Economics
(33:59) The Evils of the Federal Reserve
(38:51) Why Are Banks Allowed to Create Money?
(57:12) Was Leaving the Gold Standard a Mistake?
(1:09:30) The Difference Between Banks and Central Banks
(1:24:26) How Society and Culture Are Impacted by Banks
(1:33:11) Did the US Purposely Destroy the Japanese Economy?
(1:35:42) The Central Bank’s Attempt to Blacklist Werner
(1:39:03) The CIA’s Threat to Werner
(1:47:24) Why Werner’s Research on Credit Creation Scared the Central Banks
(2:03:55) The Link Between Central Banks and Warfare
(2:18:02) Where Is the US Economy Headed?
(2:29:49) The World Bank’s Debt Trap to Exploit Developing Countries
(2:35:34) The Dark Truth About Central Bank Digital Currency
(2:40:19) Where Can People Learn More About This?
Includes paid partnerships.
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