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Jeff Ross — What Bitcoin Did episode 1066
Latest episodeEP 1066 · 11 SEPT 2026 · 1:04:41

Can AI Actually Grow America Out of Its Debt?

With Jeff Ross — Jeff Ross returns to discuss why he expects an AI-led manufacturing boom in the US and how rising productivity could help America grow its way out of debt.

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“I think AI is officially too big to fail.”

Jeff Ross returns to discuss why he expects an AI-led manufacturing boom in the US and how rising productivity could help America grow its way out of debt.

We also get into why AI-driven deflation could benefit people but threaten a debt-based monetary system, and why the government may eventually have to backstop the AI buildout with QE or yield curve control.

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