In a country of hard money and little credit folks had to earn every dollar by a commensurate level of production. Can you imagine sane people underwriting BS like subsidies to foreign governments, Universities, Acorn, Arts, Bailouts, Stimulus. etc. ad nausea, without fiat money? I can't. It is no accident that we went down this road after 1913.
IMO if you want to identify the real reasons we are not a conservative people anymore is the flood of fiat money everywhere. It corrupts everything.
Please do. ;^)
"I'd nail the unlimited open spigot of fiat money coming out of the Fed as the cause of most of our problems in this society."
And like others who've tried, be assassinated for your efforts.
"In a country of hard money and little credit folks had to earn every dollar by a commensurate level of production."
Uh-huh, go on because I'm lovin' it.
Such horse sense is as the old song said, "...such an unusual sight...".
"Can you imagine sane people underwriting BS like subsidies to foreign governments, Universities, Acorn, Arts, Bailouts, Stimulus. etc. ad nausea, without fiat money? I can't."
Nope.
I can't imagine it [happening], either.
But I sure can if said people are insane. :o)
"It is no accident that we went down this road after 1913."
Sure ain't, and in spite of repeated warnings by some mighty great Americans including Lincoln, Jefferson etc.
In fact interestingly enough seems the Liberal-Socialists & Vichy pubbies enjoy the hell outa cherry picking various things Lincoln said and did providing it --in their minds, anyway-- reinforces their ideal(s). But notice how Lincoln's creating green backs and the reason he felt compelled to do so is never, ever discussed?
Yea, baby! :o)
"IMO if you want to identify the real reasons we are not a conservative people anymore is the flood of fiat money everywhere. It corrupts everything."
Pretty sage take, IMO.
Unfortunately another reason you'll not be listened to, understood correctly if you are, or both all the while receiving that distinctive thousand mile look. ;^)