The Fed, the FDIC, and Other Problems
Presented at the Mises Circle in Manhattan, hosted by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and sponsored by the Story Garschina Charitable Fund, and Anon
Presented at the Mises Circle in Manhattan, hosted by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and sponsored by the Story Garschina Charitable Fund, and Anon
The damage inflicted on the economy by reckless monetary and fiscal policies cannot be fixed by further aggressive monetary pumping.
Bank credit expansion sets into motion the business cycle in all its phases.
What would replace the Federal Reserve System? Nothing.
The abolitionist would blister his thumb pushing a button that would abolish the state immediately.
Better economists recognize fractional-reserve banking as a major source of financial and economic instability.
The Fed's plan will fail: a fall in interest rates cannot cause the economy to grow.
Although largely forgotten today, repudiation of public debt is a solid part of the American tradition.
The rest of Europe now wants the Germans to clap loudly and affirm, "I do believe! I do believe in fairies!"
Today's worldwide fiat-money regime has effects that extend beyond what most people would imagine.