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Idiot's Guide to Austrian Economics

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The Austrians want government to restrain what they deem a violation of property rights. Tamny : The problem here is that the Austrians don’t stop at merely seeking an end to bailouts, Fed lending from its discount window, and while it’s largely bank financed, privatization of the FDIC. AE only precludes fraudulent lending.

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Iceland Ponders Radical Money Plan Including Elimination of Fractional Reserve Lending and Deposit Insurance

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Iceland''s government is considering a revolutionary monetary proposal - removing the power of commercial banks to create money and handing it to the central bank. Under Sovereign Money, however, the government is not allowed to create money directly. Please consider a snip from the eBook What has Government Done to Our Money?