Venezuelan Crypto and Arming Teachers - ABS038

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Venezuela has created its own state-sanctioned cryptocurrency by order of President Maduro, and some dipstick state-rep from Alabama says teachers shouldn't be armed because they're mostly women, and women aren't comfortable carrying guns. Get all the details on this episode of The Ancap Barber Shop!

Hey Folks, It's once again time for the Ancap Barber Shop. We've got some good stuff lined up in this episode, but first, we need to thank Croey Stoey for his pledge to donate $10 per podcast episode through Patreon! You may have noticed that In the podcast Scott says $5 per episode, but that's because he's an idiot. You can check out Croey's (Corey's) YouTube channel here. Speaking of Patreon, we are 41% of the way towards our goal of $100 per episode! On the historic day that we will inevitably hit that landmark, we will begin producing weekly episodes of the Ancap Barber Shop! Scott tries his hand at joke writing, but hasn't figured out punch lines just yet. You can judge for yourselves... The live stream chat was very lively this episode. We appreciate everyone that was able to participate and would encourage you to look out for the stream in the future! We typically record every other Monday ARRRRRROOOOUUUUNNNNNNDDDD 7pm CST, although we're not FULLY committed to a particular time. No Dave and Tanner this episode. DEM BOYS ON THIN ICE. Goddamn, Scott is still trying his jokes out... So apparently Venezuela has created its own state-sanctioned "Crypto" currency by order of president Nicolas Maduro. CNN reports: "Trump signed an executive order banning US citizens from buying Venezuela's newly created cryptocurrency, the petro, the world's first sovereign digital currency. Trump considers Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a dictator. Venezuela is in the midst of an unprecedented economic and humanitarian crisis in Latin America. Maduro is seeking re-election in May.The measure comes after the Trump administration banned American investors from buying newly issued Venezuelan bonds from either the government or the state-run oil company, PDVSA. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is also meeting Monday with Latin American leaders at the G20 meetings in Buenos Aires, where Venezuela will be a topic of discussion. Maduro drummed up the petro as a way for his administration to tap foreign investment amid the initial wave of US financial sanctions. The petro went on sale in private auctions in February." You can read the full article at http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/19/news/economy/trump-bans-venezuela-cryptocurrency-petro/index.html In other news, some dipstick state-rep from Alabama says teachers shouldn't be armed because they're mostly women, and women aren't comfortable carrying guns. The "Original" Ancap Barber Boys take a few stabs at Harry Shiver (Metaphorically speaking of course) and dissect the situation. The AL.com article they reference can be found at http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/women_scare_of_guns.html. We're glad that you guys are still with us during our thirty-eighth episode, and we hope you had a good time listening. As always, WORMS!