# 141 - Who Stole the Wealth? with Ben Hunt

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Oct 21, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/early-access-who-stole-the-wealth*

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On today’s episode, Ben shares his rich insights on the U.S.’s current macro landscape by taking us through a brief history of the past, why our political coordination game is broken, and of course–who’s stealing the wealth.

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### TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro

7:43 Unique Time in History?

11:56 Repricing Money

18:48 What’s Different?

22:24 US Wealth Growth vs. US GDP Growth

30:55 Hollowness 

42:06 Stealing the Future 

50:09 Kicking the Can Down the Road

55:23 The Widening Gyre

1:00:48 Political Coordination Game

1:06:26 Constitutional Apportionment Amendment

1:12:27 Common Denominators

1:15:14 Bitcoin

1:25:12 Tornado Cash & Freedom Narrative

1:32:53 Do We Have Hope?

1:34:28 Closing & Disclaimers

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#### RESOURCES
Ben Hunt

[https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory](https://twitter.com/EpsilonTheory)

Epsilon Theory

[https://www.epsilontheory.com/](https://www.epsilontheory.com/)

- [Ben’s 1st Bankless Appearance](https://youtu.be/JlMooJyaFBc)
Hollowed Out (“Hollow Men, Hollow Markets, Hollow World”)

[https://www.epsilontheory.com/hollow-men-hollow-markets-hollow-world-2/](https://www.epsilontheory.com/hollow-men-hollow-markets-hollow-world-2/)

The Widening Gyre

[https://www.epsilontheory.com/the-widening-gyre/](https://www.epsilontheory.com/the-widening-gyre/)

In Praise of Bitcoin

[https://www.epsilontheory.com/in-praise-of-bitcoin/](https://www.epsilontheory.com/in-praise-of-bitcoin/)