Do Short-Sellers Have a Place in the Free Market?

A few weeks ago, the financial world was thrown into a bit of chaos as a group of trolls from Reddit pulled off one of the great short squeezes of our time.

You've heard this explained dozens of times by now.

But what was left out of the stories you've heard?

And what does that have to do with the big picture?

We'll look at the Gamestop situation from a free markets perspective and help you understand the economics of the stock market on a much deeper level than any of your Facebook friends.

We'll also get into wealth inequality and the biggest reason this gap is occurring.

Also, be sure to check me out as a guest on The Unbeaten Path by Kraig.

https://plinkhq.com/i/1532123328

https://anchor.fm/kraigb13

https://open.spotify.com/show/36g6xAsWZdSHBEi2aiNcl5

The Bob Murphy Show

https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/episodes/ep-178-tom-woods-and-bob-murphy-discuss-the-gamestop-shorting-controversy/

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