Why America's Economic Transformation Has To Happen

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Published Feb 17, 2025

“Conspiracies are hard to implement.” That’s a quote from this week’s special guest, Lyric Hughes Hale of econVue. Lyric is a respected CEO, research analyst, former journalist, and Asia expert.

Lyric notes that while it is tempting to view much of China’s actions toward the US through the lens of conspiracy, sometimes the reality is much simpler. Incompetence, human error, fear of superiors… there are often more plausible explanations for seemingly nefarious actions.

With that as a backdrop, we discuss the impact of tariffs on China/US relations, as well as:
• Lyric’s unshakable faith in the United States,
• Optimism for what’s happening today in Washington, DC,
• The pros and cons of USAID,
• China’s role in the fentanyl crisis
• The astronomical level of wealth that US politician achieve, and more.

I hope you’ll take a moment to check out Lyric’s excellent website, econVue. And of course, watch our interview.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
02:12 – Trimming government waste
11:07 – Incompetence at the CCP
14:48 – Consumption and China’s tax strategy
20:12 – Automating production in the US
27:40 – Three layers of Chinese opinion and currency flight
34:26 – China’s unpredictable fine regime
38:27 – Global currencies
42:24 – US government tech infrastructure
48:38 – The worst idea possible