Bitcoin as Power to the People with Robert Breedlove (WiM358)

In this episode with John Parker of the Pangburn Hangout podcast, we discuss freedom maximalism, the importance of property rights, why taxation is theft, and the pros and cons of Bitcoin. <br /><br />John Parker is one of the broadcasters from The Pangburn Hangout podcast. <br /><br />Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnParkerPU<br /><br />// SPONSORS // <br />In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/<br />iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/ <br />Wasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/ <br />Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/ <br />Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ <br />Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.com <br />Carnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ <br /><br />// OUTLINE // <br />00:00:00 - Coming up <br />00:00:42 - Intro <br />00:02:15 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing <br />00:03:01 - Introducing Robert Breedlove and His Journey with Bitcoin <br />00:06:27 - The Philosophy of Freedom Maximalism <br />00:08:59 - Property Rights and Inheritance <br />00:10:54 - The Extent of Government's Existence <br />00:14:25 - Distinguishing Between Government and State <br />00:16:42 - Human Flourishing through the Division of Labor <br />00:17:59 - Is Taxation Theft? <br />00:25:02 - The Impact of Technology on Government <br />00:26:38 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet <br />00:27:35 - The Power of Saying No <br />00:30:40 - The Significance of Property Rights <br />00:33:33 - Why is Bitcoin Unique? <br />00:35:10 - Questioning the Stability of the Dollar <br />00:39:34 - From Gold Standard to Dollar Supremacy <br />00:42:10 - How to Derive the Value of Bitcoin <br />00:46:52 - Scarcity of Bitcoin <br />00:48:57 - Any Downside to Bitcoin? <br />00:54:15 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet <br />00:55:06 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa <br />00:55:54 - Power Vacuum <br />00:58:43 - How Profitable is Coercion? <br />01:01:11 - Fix Money, Fix the World <br />01:04:36 - Civilization and Private Property Are Inseparable <br />01:06:56 - Concerns with Freedom Maximalism <br />01:08:45 - Friction of Updating the Law <br />01:11:36 - Bitcoin is a Game Changer <br />01:14:15 - Transition from Dollar to Bitcoin<br /><br />// PODCAST // <br />Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ <br />Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400<br />Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE? <br />RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI<br /><br />// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // <br />Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 <br />Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 <br />Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 <br />Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove<br /><br />// WRITTEN WORK