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Episode 4: Inflation: Taxation Without Legislation

This year Christmas has not only brought with it a heavy dose of hot chocolate, carols, and cookies. It has included a lot of higher prices. Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) informed us that prices rose by an average of almost 7% from November 2020 to November 2021 – the sharpest rise in prices in nearly 40 years! What does this BLS statistic mean? What factors are causing these price increases? Will prices continue to rise? Is all the money printing in Washington creating inflation? What is inflation, anyway?

Episode 3: DEBT: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Ugly Part 2

Debt doesn’t have to be a bad word. It can be used productively. But like any tool, it’s misuse can lead to more harm than good. In part 1, we discussed corporate debt along with debts that many households deal with today. In part 2, we will discuss the really ugly use of debt at the federal level and what it could mean for the future.

Episode 2: Debt: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Ugly Part 1

Our modern culture is surrounded by debt. Households, businesses, and especially governments are accumulating debt at a record pace. Is this bad? Does this spell imminent doom for our economy? Does it even matter? In the next two episodes, we will ask and answer these questions and more.

Episode 1: Inflation & Interest Rates

In the first ever episode of Breaking Bad Advice, Joel Hooper and Isaac Halls discuss the thing that is seemingly affecting everyone, inflation. Also discussed, is the ultra-low interest rate environment that we have today and what kind of impact that is having on the economy. Plus, where do we go from here?