Published: Jan. 10, 2022, 11 a.m.
House Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN) joins the show to share thoughts on his crypto policy agenda for 2022, as well as his views on inflation, MMT, stablecoins, and CBDCs. In this episode:\xa0
- How Rep. Emmer came to be interested in public blockchains
- Rep. Emmer\u2019s interest in Austrian economics
- How Rep. Emmer stays up to date with the industry
- Are MMTers the establishment or an outsider group?
- Is Washington dominated by covert MMT ideology?
- Is fiscal conservatism dead in Washington?
- Why Rep. Emmer voted for the CARES act any regrets he has
- How the massive injection of cash in the last two years warped our economy
- Is inflation driven by fiscal spending or corporate greed?
- Is crypto inherently a partisan issue?
- Rep Emmer\u2019s concerns about a CBDC
- Why the US should not take cues from China
- Why CBDCs are not akin to physical cash
- Why insisting that stablecoins need bank charters is deeply ironic
- Problems with the Presidential Working Group\u2019s guidance on stablecoins
- Is crypto favorable or hostile to American interests?
- What are Rep Emmer\u2019s colleagues\u2019 residual objections to crypto?
- The purpose of Emmer\u2019s Securities Clarity Act
- Will the midterms alter Congress\u2019 approach to the crypto industry?
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