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Impact Theory · August 30, 2026 · 1h 10m

Bessent Breaks the Bond Market, The China Pivot That Could Sink Canada's Economy, Kisin vs Keen

Tom Bilyeu and team break down three major stories. First, a debate between former guests Konstantin Kisin and Steve Keen on climate change and de-growth versus innovation, with Bilyeu arguing for rational optimism and against doom narratives. Second, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to control rising long-term bond rates, including a rumored plan to use the Treasury General Account for bond buybacks, set against the backdrop of $40 trillion in US debt and China dumping Treasuries. Finally, a breakdown of the US-Canada trade war after Canada walked away from a deal, examining the economic asymmetry, Carney's China pivot, and why Trump's bullying posture backfired.

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Innovation vs. De-Growth on Climate
Bilyeu argues the climate debate is a choice between shrinking economies and innovating our way forward, and he strongly favors innovation based on humanity's 80,000-year track record of solving crises through technology.
Climate Solutions Can Be Worse Than the Disease
Bilyeu cites Bjørn Lomborg's framing that climate change is real but overstated, and some proposed solutions cause more harm than the problem they aim to solve.

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