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Could the Presidential Election Turn On a Dime?
(Not if the WaPo Banksters Have Their Way)
by Bill Watkins
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Really? Now? Where? Congressman Paul explained that a SILVER dime is currently worth over $3.00, which is nearly enough to buy a gallon of petrol in the U.S. You remember those Mercury head dimes, don’t you? What ever happened to those? And, come to think of it, why doesn’t a dime minted in 2011 buy a gallon of gas?
Admittedly, it’s a simple question. And that why it’s so dangerous. This line of thinking simply can’t be allowed to gain traction. It’s crazy talk by Ron Paul who stubbornly clings to a bygone era of monetary policy (including relevant clauses of the Constitution) and who simply doesn’t comprehend the modern wonders of “quantitative easing.” Move along citizens, there’s nothing here to see. Got it?
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The recent Republican debate had a moment of unprecedented clarity.
“dime a gallon”!!!!
The moderators were falling all over themselves to get off that point.
Why?
Because it would unleash a cornucopia of issues that would put the proverbial metaphorical pin in the propaganda balloon.
Here’s just a few of my observations. (probably obvious to real economists and history students.)
* The “dollar” is a perverse illusion of what it used to be. Systematic inflation robs the workers of the fruit of their labor as surely as if they were robbed at gunpoint. It’s immoral. By not having a connection to anything constant, the theft is by “printing press”.
* The fraud of the “dollar” is “We, The Sheeple” have been trained to think of it as a constant. The North Star of value. That’s like playing football on a field where the yard shrinks between 2 and 20% every year. Great for breaking records. Not too honest. And, certainly not a way to keep score.
* The FED is a cabal of bankers that use the fiat currency to ensure that they keep the power.
* The politicians and bureaucrats like this system real fine. It allows them to spend money. They don’t have to take wealth from the producers in the form of taxes. They get it by the “printing press”!
* A fair news report would report prices in ounces of gold. Or, any fair basket of commodities. Then people would see the “hidden story”. Hard to imagine reporting the price of gasoline, the Dow, and the dollar in terms of ounces of gold.
All from the “dime a gallon” comment.
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