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The Case for Gold: A Minority Report of the United States Gold Commission
This important and authoritative book by two of America's leading proponents of the gold standard has been acclaimed by policy analysts, congressional leaders, and investment experts alike. Originally commissioned by the U.S. Gold Commission and subsequently issued as a minority report of the Commission, The Case for Gold was the first official U.S. government investigatio...more
227 pages
Published
September 1st 1982
by Cato Inst
(first published January 1st 1982)
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The content and format of this book reminded me a lot of G. Edward Griffen's book The Creature from Jekyll Island which I recently rated 5 stars for the truths it revealed and its perspective. Ron Paul's book was actually written 11 years earlier and contains a lot of similarities or should I say Griffin's book is similar to Ron Paul's.
No one is more of an authority on political and monetary freedom than Ron Paul. This book examines the US dollar's evolution from a precisely defined weight of p...more
No one is more of an authority on political and monetary freedom than Ron Paul. This book examines the US dollar's evolution from a precisely defined weight of p...more
Pee Wee Herman used to have a word of the day, and whenever it came up in conversation, everybody had to SCREAM REAL LOUD! My word for today is "fiat", which means "by royal decree"... something is so, merely because the King says it is so. Printed paper money is called "fiat currency" because its value comes from the say-so of the government (as opposed to something being inherently valuable, like food, or a tool). A dollar is fiat currency. It is legal tender because the government says it is...more
The Case for Gold completely obliterates the legitimacy and functionality of fractional reserve banking citing devastating historical evidence supplemented by the numerous boom and bust cycles induced by inflation while providing an overwhelming argument for the gold standard.
All forms of fractional reserve banking, whether the Federal Reserve, the Bank of the United States or the Post Civil War quasi-centralized banking system, are inherently inflationary systems that wouldn’t have occurred und...more
All forms of fractional reserve banking, whether the Federal Reserve, the Bank of the United States or the Post Civil War quasi-centralized banking system, are inherently inflationary systems that wouldn’t have occurred und...more
Amazing.
A bit of a difficult read but only at first. Some of the early history of the USAs banking system was a bit heady but it got much more interesting and easy as it went on.
More importantly I came away from reading this with a profoundly deep understanding of central banking, the gold standard and our current fiat currency. Paul outlines the good, the bad and the ugly about our current system (mostly bad and ugly) and the same with what a gold standard would do.
After reading I know that we...more
A bit of a difficult read but only at first. Some of the early history of the USAs banking system was a bit heady but it got much more interesting and easy as it went on.
More importantly I came away from reading this with a profoundly deep understanding of central banking, the gold standard and our current fiat currency. Paul outlines the good, the bad and the ugly about our current system (mostly bad and ugly) and the same with what a gold standard would do.
After reading I know that we...more
Rather dry economic and currency material but then again I didn't expect it to be wildly exciting seeing as I don't have a currency or FX fetish. Perhaps the most intriguing part of the book for me was learning of our nation's past monetary issues including in the revolutionary period. The impact while significant on the states and the nation of the first failed central bank, and devalued state issued currency did cause me to think about the long term possibility of an ever decreasing value of t...more
U.S. Representative Ron Paul is a smart guy! In the area of sound money, he is someone you should listen to and learn from.
Rep. Paul explains why we should have complete monetary freedom that is not regulated by government, but by the the market (the some of all our individual choices). He is for the freedom of each of us to make contracts with any form of money we choose. Legal tender laws are nothing more than the government using compulsion to force us to use counterfeit money printed out of...more
Rep. Paul explains why we should have complete monetary freedom that is not regulated by government, but by the the market (the some of all our individual choices). He is for the freedom of each of us to make contracts with any form of money we choose. Legal tender laws are nothing more than the government using compulsion to force us to use counterfeit money printed out of...more
An interesting history of the US dollar, banks, and economic growth/recession. As the title implies, this essay provides an excellent argument for reinstating a modern gold standard. Reading this book requires a certain level of interest in what some would consider a dry subject matter, yet I think that this book should be more widely read. In spite of having been written nearly 30 years ago, the principles of money and banking are surely just as pertinent to today's economic climate in the wake...more
Great history of the American banking and monetary system. Really makes you think regarding what really is legal tender? This is actually prophetic in many ways as it describes the devaluation of money because of inflation and debt, sounds a lot like 2008 United States to me.
Ron Paul gives an interesting history on the gold standard and why he believes it is needed. Gives good food for thought and is definately quite apt for our time.. Mr. Bernanke take heed!
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Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, a physician, a bestselling author, and a former 2008 U.S. presidential candidate.
Originally from the Pittsburgh suburb of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, he studied at Duke University School of Medicine; after his 1961 graduation and a residency in obstetrics and gynecology, he became a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, serving outside the Viet...more
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