Comments on: Where Have All the Monetary Cranks Gone? http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/ Ideas on Liberty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:51:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Anthony Migchels http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-52834 Anthony Migchels Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:55:16 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-52834 Monetary cranks are people who don't like interest........... http://realcurrencies.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/gary-north-on-interest/ Monetary cranks are people who don’t like interest………..
http://realcurrencies.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/gary-north-on-interest/

]]> By: Potpurri (XII) « The end of civilization http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-39094 Potpurri (XII) « The end of civilization Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:15:06 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-39094 [...] Where have all the monetary cranks gone, by The Freeman [...] [...] Where have all the monetary cranks gone, by The Freeman [...]

]]> By: The Global Economy Unravels http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-22975 The Global Economy Unravels Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:20:52 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-22975 [...] Where Have All the Monetary Cranks Gone? “Monetary crank” was never exactly a household phrase, but I know for certain it was much more widely used and understood a century ago than it is today. If you had nutty ideas about money (such as: “cranking out lots of it will make us wealthy”), you were a monetary crank. We don’t hear the term much these days even though the world is full of people — some in high places — whose pictures ought to be in the dictionary right next to the term. [...] [...] Where Have All the Monetary Cranks Gone? “Monetary crank” was never exactly a household phrase, but I know for certain it was much more widely used and understood a century ago than it is today. If you had nutty ideas about money (such as: “cranking out lots of it will make us wealthy”), you were a monetary crank. We don’t hear the term much these days even though the world is full of people — some in high places — whose pictures ought to be in the dictionary right next to the term. [...]

]]> By: William Anderson http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-22713 William Anderson Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:10:41 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-22713 This is an excellent short history of some of the "cranks" who came before us. Yet, compared to the shysters that run the system today, an outright inflationist like William Jennings Bryan comes off as a hard-money man. What would happen if the government today even went to a silver standard? We would have to deflate enormously (not that deflation would be a bad thing). This is not to praise Bryan, who deserves no praise, but rather to point out just how bad things have become. Of course, anyone who advocates sound money today is called a "kook." This is an excellent short history of some of the “cranks” who came before us. Yet, compared to the shysters that run the system today, an outright inflationist like William Jennings Bryan comes off as a hard-money man.

What would happen if the government today even went to a silver standard? We would have to deflate enormously (not that deflation would be a bad thing). This is not to praise Bryan, who deserves no praise, but rather to point out just how bad things have become.

Of course, anyone who advocates sound money today is called a “kook.”

]]> By: William Finch http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-22702 William Finch Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:07:54 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-22702 Please respond to david frum: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/22/frum.ron.paul.gold/index.html?section=cnn_latest Please respond to david frum:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/22/frum.ron.paul.gold/index.html?section=cnn_latest

]]> By: Kent Lalley http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-22700 Kent Lalley Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:50:36 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-22700 "All those intent upon sabotaging the evolution toward welfare, peace, freedom, and democracy loathed the gold standard, and not only on account of its economic significance." - Ludwig von Mises, Greatest Economist of the Twentieth Century “All those intent upon sabotaging the evolution toward welfare, peace, freedom, and democracy loathed the gold standard, and not only on account of its economic significance.” – Ludwig von Mises, Greatest Economist of the Twentieth Century

]]> By: William Finch http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-22697 William Finch Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:38:10 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-22697 Everday, i think how thankful i am that i had Larry Reed for two semesters of Economics at Northwood. Thanks Larry! Larry i grade this article a "9" Everday, i think how thankful i am that i had Larry Reed for two semesters of Economics at Northwood. Thanks Larry!
Larry i grade this article a “9″

]]> By: History: Monetary Cranks | Monty Pelerin's World http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/ideas-and-consequences/monetary-cranks/comment-page-1/#comment-22694 History: Monetary Cranks | Monty Pelerin's World Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:46:09 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=16464#comment-22694 [...] but interesting history of Monetary Crankism (was another “ism” just created?), read Lawrence Reed’s piece in FEE. Share/Save February 22nd, 2010 | Tags: Central bank, Economic, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve [...] [...] but interesting history of Monetary Crankism (was another “ism” just created?), read Lawrence Reed’s piece in FEE. Share/Save February 22nd, 2010 | Tags: Central bank, Economic, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve [...]

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