What Has Government Done to Our Money?

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Where Did Money Come From?

10/09/2014Mises MediaG. P. Manish

When all you can do is exchange one good for another, life will be inconvenient when nobody has what you really want. Enter money. You exchange your good for money. That money can now be exchanged for what you desired. These indirect exchanges satisfy everyone. That's the power of money.

Money and Socialism

Money and BanksMoney and BankingOther Schools of ThoughtPolitical Theory

10/09/2014Mises MediaMatthew McCaffrey

How is socialism related to money? Money should be produced just like other goods through free markets. Central banks should not be controlling money, banking and credit.

How Money Caused the Housing Bubble and Other Troubles

Big GovernmentMoney and BanksInterventionism

10/09/2014Mises MediaMark Thornton

The Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates -bringing rates so artificially low that borrowing money is at greatly reduced cost. Housing developers saw they could build everywhere.