109. The TRUTH About Hitting the Debt Ceiling, Inflation, Spending Limits & More w David Bahnsen | Ep. 29
In LPP Episode #29, I talk with David Bahnsen about the finance industry during the 2008 crisis, how politicians get fiscal policy wrong, and outlook for inflation and housing to let people prosper.
Hello Friends,
On this episode of the Let People Prosper show, I'm joined by financial expert, commentator, and author David Bahnsen.
Join us as we discuss:
His book There’s No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths and his experience working in the finance sector during the 2008 crisis;
What Republicans and Democrats get wrong about government spending and tax rates; and
The reasons for inflation and likely housing market collapse.
You can watch this interview on YouTube or listen to it on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, or Anchor (please share, subscribe, and leave a 5-star rating).
David Bahnsen’s bio (here):
David oversees the management of over $4 billion in client assets.
Prior to launching The Bahnsen Group, he spent eight years as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and six years as a Vice President at UBS. He is consistently named as one of the top financial advisors in America by Barron’s, Forbes, and the Financial Times (2016-2021).
He is a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, and Fox Business, and is a regular contributor to National Review. He hosts the popular weekly podcast, Capital Record, dedicated to a defense of free enterprise and capital markets. He is a regular lecturer for the Acton Institute and the Center for Cultural Leadership, and writes daily investment commentary at thedctoday.com and weekly macro commentary at dividendcafe.com.
David is a founding Trustee for Pacifica Christian High School of Orange County and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Review Institute in New York City.
He is the author of several best-selling books including Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It (2018), and The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World (2019). His newest book, There’s No Free Lunch: 250 Economic Truths, was released in November 2021.
David’s true passions include anything related to USC football, the financial markets, politics, and Chinese food. His ultimate passions are his wife of 20+ years, Joleen, their children, Mitchell, Sadie, and Graham, and the life they’ve created together on both coasts.
Find him on Twitter (@DavidBahnsen) or Substack (
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