How to pronounce“graeber”in English

David Graeber: Risk free rate of return, go on.

David Graeber: I would argue actually -- Male #2: David, could you please repeat the question?

David Graeber: The question, what's that?

David Graeber: Yeah it's really odd because -- Male #4: Could you repeat the question?

David Graeber: Yeah, okay me repeat the question: is there any precedent for the sheer amount of debt?

David Graeber: Why should anybody pay debt at all?

David Graeber: Yeah, I mean -- Male #4: I don't think that they should have been helped either.

David Graeber: Hum.

Today's guest David Graeber, his new book DEBT: The First 5,000 Years of it.

Please welcome David Graeber.

Male #3: David Graeber: Oh I understand, yes.

Male #1: If we had a fair society -- David Graeber: Um-hum.

Male #1: if you could define a fair society by edict -- David Graeber: Okay, I'm now the dictator.

Male #1: but debt is funny because it accumulates over time rather than -- David Graeber: Yeah, um-hum.

people and say, "Hello I'd like you to meet David Graeber.

if you have idle grain and it gets eaten by rodents and slowly diminished and rots -- David Graeber: Um-hum.

Male #1: how, we used to have, you say we used to have jubilees and cancel debts -- David Graeber: Um-hum.