In this episode with John Parker of the Pangburn Hangout podcast, we discuss freedom maximalism, the importance of property rights, why taxation is theft, and the pros and cons of Bitcoin. John Parker is one of the broadcasters from The Pangburn Hangout podcast. Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnParkerPU// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/ Wasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/ Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/ Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.com Carnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:00:42 - Intro 00:02:15 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:03:01 - Introducing Robert Breedlove and His Journey with Bitcoin 00:06:27 - The Philosophy of Freedom Maximalism 00:08:59 - Property Rights and Inheritance 00:10:54 - The Extent of Government's Existence 00:14:25 - Distinguishing Between Government and State 00:16:42 - Human Flourishing through the Division of Labor 00:17:59 - Is Taxation Theft? 00:25:02 - The Impact of Technology on Government 00:26:38 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:27:35 - The Power of Saying No 00:30:40 - The Significance of Property Rights 00:33:33 - Why is Bitcoin Unique? 00:35:10 - Questioning the Stability of the Dollar 00:39:34 - From Gold Standard to Dollar Supremacy 00:42:10 - How to Derive the Value of Bitcoin 00:46:52 - Scarcity of Bitcoin 00:48:57 - Any Downside to Bitcoin? 00:54:15 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:55:06 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 00:55:54 - Power Vacuum 00:58:43 - How Profitable is Coercion? 01:01:11 - Fix Money, Fix the World 01:04:36 - Civilization and Private Property Are Inseparable 01:06:56 - Concerns with Freedom Maximalism 01:08:45 - Friction of Updating the Law 01:11:36 - Bitcoin is a Game Changer 01:14:15 - Transition from Dollar to Bitcoin// PODCAST // Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE? RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/// SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22 All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22