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To: ari-freedom
If she's asked that, I hope she answers "protectionism and wealth destruction caused the Great Depression, just as cutting taxes and regulation averted a Depression in the early 1920s"
8 posted on 11/10/2010 4:35:30 PM PST by agere_contra (...what if we won't eat the dog food?)
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To: agere_contra

Sounds like someone read The Way the World Works. :)
She’s not just going to be challenged by liberals but also conservative monetarists and Rothbardians who want a 100% gold backed system.
One thing that must be made clear is that if you go back to a gold price standard and set the rate too low, it will be very bad. The trick is in finding that initial rate.


9 posted on 11/10/2010 5:20:54 PM PST by ari-freedom (Islam is at war against America, while America is at the mall.)
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