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  • Idiot's Guide to Austrian Economics

    08/20/2014 1:14:38 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 7 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | August 20, 2014 | Mike Shedlock
    Congratulations go to Forbes columnist John Tamny and editor of Real Clear Markets for producing the "Idiot's Guide to Austrian Economics'. Ironically, that is not exactly what Tamny set out to do. The actual title of Tamny's article is "The Closing Of The Austrian School's Economic Mind". Point by Point Look Tamny: "It’s well known that some Austrians have a major problem with 'fractional reserve banking' whereby banks pay for liabilities (deposits) by virtue of turning those liabilities into assets (interest paying loans). Instead, they borrow money from depositors seeking a return on their savings, and who don’t need access...