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#788: Rebuilding The High Trust Society with Johann Kurtz

By Marty Bent

Aired Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 8m · Last boosted 18d ago

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Johann Kurtz returns to TFTC to explain why young people are broke despite rising real wages and falling unemployment. Kurtz and Marty Bent break down the measurement problem buried inside GDP and inflation data, the two-income trap, collapsing home ownership, and the real cost of living in a low-trust society. They dig into social capital, status games, the fertility collapse, and why tight-knit virtue-driven communities still produce large families. A grounded macro conversation about money, family formation, and building a life worth living. Johann on X: https://x.com/JohannKurtz Johann on Substack: https://substack...

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Thank you sir
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The plebs stagnanted... The pioneers are building the future 😎
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Thank you gentlemen.
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    Some cool thought provoking discussions around borders of culture and cultural capital propagation through the lens of capital. One of my favorite subjects of study no doubt. Worth a listen! #40hpw