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There’s No Such Thing as ‘Government Stimulus’

There’s No Such Thing as ‘Government Stimulus’
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Money has no purpose absent production first. Say it over and over again. Money is abundant in the United States not because the Fed decreed it so, but because productivity is a magnet for investment. If ever there comes a time when Americans cease their productive ways, the money will exit. And the Fed will be powerless to stop it.

John Tamny
John Tamny
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John Tamny is editor of RealClearMarkets, vice president at FreedomWorks, a senior fellow at the Market Institute, and a senior economic adviser to Applied Finance Advisors (AppliedFinance.com). Among his books are “The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy About Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage For the Crypto Revolution,” “When Politicians Panicked: The New Coronavirus, Expert Opinion, and a Tragic Lapse of Reason,” “They're Both Wrong: A Policy Guide for America's Frustrated Independent Thinkers,” “The End of Work,” and “Who Needs the Fed?”
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