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Jeffrey Rogers Hummel joins our show this week to tell us the U.S. government will likely default on its Treasury debt. While most inflationists believe a virtual default resulting from hyper inflation is likely, Hummel suggests an outright U.S. failure to repay principal is likely. Third World countries can efficiently inflate their debt away, but it is highly inefficient for an advanced nation like the U.S. with its sophisticated credit and banking system. What would a U.S. Treasury default mean for the life expectancy of the U.S. dollar? What would it mean for gold? Would it lead to massive
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