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Paul Kupiec on Problems with the Fed's Balance Sheet and Calls to End Interest on Reserves
Description
Paul Kupiec is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In Paul's first appearance on the show, he discusses life at a think tank, the insolvency of the Fed, theories on how to fix the Fed's balance sheet, Ted Cruz's call to end interest on reserves, and much more.
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Recorded on June 24th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:14 - Paul's Career
00:08:12 - Think Tanks
00:10:42 - Current State of the Fed's Balance Sheet
00:20:22 - The Federal Reserve and Gold
00:23:04 - The Fed's Unique Accounting
00:39:28 - Ending Interest on Reserve Payments to Banks
00:50:08 - Outro