End the Fed!
That’s the title of a book I would recommend people to read. The author of the book is the great politician Ron Paul. For those who are not familiar with Ron Paul it is worth mentioning that he is a former US presidential candidate, long-time congressman and, in a previous life, a medical doctor (obstetrician). But most of all he is an outspoken proponent of a sound gold-backed currency. It is against this backdrop that his 2009-book “End the Fed” should be read. I am probably biased by my hard-wired views on fiat money in general but still, I think this is a good book. It is very one-sided though and it should be read as a plea made by a party. As such, Ron is certainly not mincing his words when it comes to the evils of the Fed. The following quote from the book is representative for its style and it summarizes Ron’s arguments for why the Fed should be abolished immediately: “The Federal Reserve should be abolished because it is immoral, unconstitutional, impractical, promotes ba