The Fraudulent Social Contract of Bad Money Regimes

Tags: The Fed, Inflation, Money and Banks

10/10/2022 Brendan Brown

Progressives are fond of telling us that we are under a “social contract” with the government, in effect justifying whatever abuses authorities inflict. Putting up with massive inflation is the latest iteration of this so-called contract.

Original Article: “The Fraudulent Social Contract of Bad Money Regimes”

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