Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
Blame Russia!
March 29, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a detestable act of aggression and rightfully angers billions of people around the world who wish for peace. But to stick it to Putin, is it necessary to deplatform, condemn, and punish everyday Russian citizens? As Ron and Sarah jump in joy at Russian cats being banned from the International Cat Federation, Seamus suggests a better way…
CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
Russian National Anthem Credit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:National_Anthem_of_Russia_(2000),_three_verses.ogg?fbclid=IwAR30vGVHhJyYJbSlhvYs5cF7dLT9cU6DZuoqU_YMhOpNsA8fGrQ6XQ9b9Xc
Inflation:
https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_inflation_rate#:~:text=US%20Inflation%20Rate%20is%20at,long%20term%20average%20of%203.24%25
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/business/economy/cpi-inflation-february-2022.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-inflation-consumer-price-index-february-2022-11646857681
29% of money printed since 2020:
M1 methodology has changed, making it a bad number to analyze money printing over last two years. A better way is to look at M2SL data. Data show a 42% increase in money supply since Jan 2020. Another way to say it, 29% of our money was printed since Jan 2020.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL
Banning Russia:
https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/fifa-uefa-suspend-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/russia-cat-ban-ukraine-war/
