Schiff w/ Hipper: Limit Government, Protect Property

Peter recently joined crypto advocate Randi Hipper on her podcast for a conversation about the merits of crypto and precious metals and the state of the economy. Peter lays out a compact, libertarian case for limiting government, defending private property, and sticking with sound money. He traces his worldview to early lessons in Austrian economics, argues that public institutions routinely bloat costs and shrink freedom, and warns that the Fed and Washington conspire to paper over consequences rather than solve problems.

He starts by reminding listeners where his economic view comes from and why it still guides him today:

My economic thinking, you know, all of that was formed when I was younger because I was taught economics by my dad, who was an economist by trade, but he understood economics. You know, he was in the insurance business, the investment business, but he really understood economics. And so he taught me Austrian economics and he was a fan of the Constitution and the founding fathers. And so he educated me to understand America and what it’s all about and to understand how the country is supposed to be governed and to understand capitalism and why it works. 

From that foundation Peter makes no apology for opposing government-run schooling, which he says fails students while enriching administrators and unions: