# Ep. 139: Richard Murphy Is Wrong About Government Debt

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Podcast: [InFi: the Future of Finance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/infi-the-future-of-finance-6015611)
Published: 2026-05-29T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Bob points out the numerous fallacies in a recent video arguing government debt is simply national savings. Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMfCrIhlAm8 - https://infineo.ai/resources/blog/richard-murphy-on-the-economics-of-christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fj0zRmEWYc - https://infineo.ai/resources/blog/a-biz-vs-a-bank-vs-the-fed-part-3-of-3 - https://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2015/Murphywardebt.html Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/rbGLQy4oSdc Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

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