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Tom Bilyeu
The podcast argues that millions of Americans are facing a structural economic crisis disguised as normalcy, citing recent Bureau of Labor Statistics revisions that reveal 1 million jobs in 2024 and 2025 were never created. The speaker contends this is not merely a recession or business cycle but th …
Tom Bilyeu
The podcast explores the concept of a recurring economic phenomenon known as an "Engels Pause," named after Karl Marx's friend Friedrich Engels, which describes periods where overall productivity rises but worker wages stagnate or fall for approximately 50 years. The speakers argue that history show …