[Episode 0865] [Dangerous Thoughts] Planetary Defense (from the Fed)

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After geeking-out about NASA's DART mission, Carter explains what the Federal Reserve is, what tools is has at its disposal to manipulate the economy, and what's behind the current "inflation" problem. He then answers a question from Discord about the healthcare system (and breast augmentation), and ends the show by reminding people of Unsafe Space's new project, DropESG.com.
The video version of this episode is available here:
https://unsafespace.com/ep0865
Links Referenced in the Show:
NASA's DART mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/webb-hubble-capture-detailed-views-of-dart-impact
Video of the DART impact:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/dart-s-final-images-prior-to-impact
The Fed's purpose (in its own words):
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_12594.htm
The Fed's current SOMA holdings:
https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/soma-holdings
Consumer Price Index chart:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL
Inflation rate:
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi
Accuracy In Media asks members of congress about inflation:
https://www.tiktok.com/@accuracy.in.media/video/7133378985496694062
Money supply (M2SL):
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL
US national debt:
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/national-debt/
Fed discount rate:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/INTDSRUSM193N
Fed balance sheet chart:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm
US healthcare costs over time:
https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/how-have-healthcare-prices-grown-in-the-u-s-over-time/
Drop ESG project:
http://dropesg.com
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