The Calamity of the Federal Reserve

01/18/2015 Walter Block Mark Thornton

Interviewed by Solidus.Center founder Seth Mason, Mark Thornton and Walter Block discuss the history of the Fed, how it harms the average American, and how the monetary system would function if it were abolished.

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