In The Tank

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 395 of the In The Tank Podcast. There have been a slew of articles recently suggesting the U.S. Dollar is quickly losing its status as world reserve currency. How likely is this and how will it effect you? The ITT crew discusses this important topic. Also, is it just a coincidence that this development is occurring at the same time as plans for the "digital dollar" ramp up? How quickly are we approaching a world where you don't even own the money you use on a daily basis?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - TUCKER CARLSON & FOX NEWS


The Federalist - The Worst People On Earth Are All Celebrating Tucker’s Ousting
https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/25/the-worst-people-on-earth-are-all-celebrating-tuckers-ousting/


PRIMARY TOPIC - DIGITAL DOLLAR: WHEN YOU DON'T OWN MONEY

Fox News - Biden administration is quietly planning for a future where you don’t own money
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-administration-quietly-planning-future-where-you-dont-own-money

Fortune - FedNow is set to launch in July. What the instant payment service could mean for a digital dollar and stablecoins
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/16/fednow-fed-digital-dollar-stablecoins-cbdc/

NYT - The Weird New War on ‘Woke’ Money
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/opinion/desantis-digital-currency-florida.html


SECONDARY TOPIC - DOLLAR LOSING WORLD RESERVE CURRENCY STATUS?

Fox Business - Could the US dollar lose its reserve currency status to China?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/could-us-dollar-lose-reserve-currency-status-china

Markets Insider - The dollar's dominance as a reserve currency eroded last year at 10 times the pace seen in the past 2 decades
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/dollar-dominance-global-reserves-china-euro-russia-ukraine-war-greenback-2023-4

NYT - Wonking Out: International Money Madness Strikes Again
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/opinion/dollar-reserve-currency.html

Creators and Guests

Host
Chris Talgo
Chris Talgo is the Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
Host
Donald Kendal
Donald Kendal is a research fellow for The Heartland's Socialism Research Center, host of Heartland's In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV, and a talented graphic designer.
Host
Jim Lakely
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Guest
Justin T. Haskins
Justin Haskins is the director of the Socialism Research Center at The Heartland Institute.

What is In The Tank?

The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more.

This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.