Rothbard muestra cómo el dinero debe originarse a partir de una mercancía. En un sistema ideal, un dólar sería una unidad de peso, y el papel moneda funcionaría estrictamente como recibos de almacén para las existencias del metal monetario. No habría banca de reserva fraccionaria. Rothbard rebate las objeciones a un dólar 100% de oro planteadas por el profesor Leland Yeager.
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Murray N. Rothbard made major contributions to economics, history, political philosophy, and legal theory. He combined Austrian economics with a fervent commitment to individual liberty.
Mises Institute, 2001