Central bank digital currencies need to be centralized and manipulable to some extent in order to use them to implement monetary policy, which is central bankers' goal. This characteristic makes them a very risky proposition.
No, “societal” value is not what you want or think is good, and “we” are not a homogenous entity of observable, aggregated preferences.
No, “societal” value is not what you want or think is good, and “we” are not a homogenous entity of observable, aggregated preferences.
Monetary inflation helped bring on the Terror and set French progress back a generation.
A free market in money means real freedom to choose what money we use. This may mean people turn to gold and silver. Or they may turn to crypto. What's important is that it's market-based money.
Even if the central bank were to be successful in preventing the fall of the money stock, this would not be able to prevent a depression if the pool of real savings is declining.
A free market in money means real freedom to choose what money we use. This may mean people turn to gold and silver. Or they may turn to crypto. What's important is that it's market-based money.
Even if the central bank were to be successful in preventing the fall of the money stock, this would not be able to prevent a depression if the pool of real savings is declining.
We face a blowback “fueled by years of US imperialistic and lawless behavior around the world, and finally triggered by a critical mass of resentment of the US."
