The Present Monetary System Is Heading for a Breakdown

Tags: Booms and Busts, The Fed, Inflation, Monetary Policy

10/18/2024 Frank Shostak

As monetary authorities continue to inflate the money supply, they inflict more and more damage upon the currency. Unfortunately, as the economy falters under the inflationary regime, the “solution” always is to ramp up inflation.

Original article: The Present Monetary System Is Heading for a Breakdown

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