My guest today is Dominic Frisby, a self-proclaimed accidental financial bod, comedian, actor of unrecognized genius, voice of many things, & presenter.

The topic is his book Life After the State: Why We Don't Need Government.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Frisby’s beginnings as an actor and comedian
• What comedy can teach us about finance and the discipline of clarity
• How Cuba’s currency confusion led the nation to unfortunate circumstances
• Real estate
• Other peoples’ trust in the state
• How the poor and needy would be cared for in a society without a state
• The monopoly on compassion
• How the state takes a piece of everything
• “Greed is good”, “money is the root of all evil”, etc
• Crony capitalism
• Predation vs. productivity
• The influence of lobbyists
• The duopoly on money by banks and the state
• Education
• Bitcoin, digital currency, and taxation

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