Krugman Says It's Paranoid to Worry About a Fed Digital Currency

Krugman Says It’s Paranoid to Worry About a Fed Digital Currency

Tags: Bitcoin, Central Banks, Money and Banks

04/14/2023 Robert P. Murphy Jonathan Newman

Jonathan Newman joins Bob to dissect Paul Krugman’s latest NYT op-ed, in which he derides Ron DeSantis as paranoid for thinking a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be used to control citizens.

Krugman’s op-ed in the New York Times: Mises.org/HAP391a

Bob breaking down negative interest rates: Mises.org/HAP391b

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