Tag Archives: deficit spending
Why Radical Spending Cuts Are Needed
The International Monetary Fund, a creature birthed at the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944, turned 80 years old this week. Its bureaucrats are worried. Continue reading
Adventures in Currency Debasement
The U.S. dollar, as measured by the dollar index, has generally gone up since mid-2014. The dollar index goes up when the U.S. dollar gains strength (value) against a basket of currencies, including the euro, yen, pound, and several others. … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, MN Gordon
Tagged currency debasement, deficit spending, dollar index, mexican miracle, moral decay
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Deficit Spending is Not the Answer
Central bankers and monetary adherents the world over are united in the common grouse that fiscal policy is lacking. Grander programs of direct stimulation are needed, they grumble. Monetary policy alone won’t cut the mustard, they gripe. Hardly a week … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, MN Gordon
Tagged ben bernanke, debt, deficit spending, european central bank, federal reserve, fiscal policy, mario draghi
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