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Ep. 324: David Stockman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Mar 6, 2015

My guest today is David Stockman. Those that follow business and politics in the United States will recognize his name. Stockman has been a businessman, a Congressman, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan.

The topic is his book The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Woodrow Wilson piece
  • How Wilson brought the US into World War I and how the pain of the 1930’s and the pivot point of the 20th century was connected
  • Why the ATM’s going dark in 2008 wasn’t a true possibility
  • Zero interest rate policy and how we’re forcing people to spend down principal
  • How the Fed can generate massive bubbles

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