Mike Maloney is reasonably astute but again he and Bill Still (who did a video on the history of money and central banking) are out of touch with a more complete understanding of money, formation of civilization, and how it relates the epochal shift underway with Bitcoin. See my recent blogs (and the comments below the blogs) on Bitcoin rises because land is becoming worthless and my two blogs (Part 1 and 2) on Geographical Cultural Ethos → science is dead. Also I suggest my blogs from last year Get Ready for a World Currency and The Golden Knowledge Age is Rising. After reading all that you will be more up-to-speed on my macro economic thesis and I cite numerous Armstrong blogs so you will hopefully gain some insight into his contribution.
RE: Taxes destroy all of us rich or poor