by Ralph Benko | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Share William McKinley campaigned for “The Gold Standard, Protection and Prosperity, Just Pension Laws, And to Redeem All REPUBLICAN PLEDGES To The People.” He made good on the first of these pledges by the...
by Ralph Benko | Aug 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 “The restoration of sound money, that is to say, depoliticized and honest money, is a necessary step to a return to sustainable global prosperity. Specifically, a gold dollar that promotes the long-horizon...
by Ralph Benko | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted Thursday, August 30, 2012 Share August 15, 2012 marked the 41st anniversary of the “temporary suspension” of the gold standard by President Richard Nixon. It is of interest to read the reminiscences of Paul Volcker, who, as...
by Ralph Benko | Aug 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 Now Altoids, the “curiously strong mints,” enter the monetary policy arena. The Curiously Strong Fact imprinted currently on its package stuffer reveals: “For 3 days in 1924, Altoids were stronger than...
by Ralph Benko | Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Originally posted Thursday, August 16, 2012 Share “I ripped Milton Friedman’s $20 Federal Reserve Note into a half-dozen pieces. Suddenly, the atmosphere changed.” From My Friendly Fights with Dr. Friedman by Mark Skousen on September 25, 2007 The...
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