tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4049925915327034487..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: What Trump Should Do, If Only He Had a ClueRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4168791351000329752016-05-09T11:46:53.520-04:002016-05-09T11:46:53.520-04:00The FED should be abolished. Brian Erickson
Rathe...<i>The FED should be abolished.</i> Brian Erickson<br /><br />Rather, all should be allowed accounts at their respective central banks, not just depository institutions (banks, credit unions, etc.) and government-provided deposit insurance abolished as an unnecessary subsidy of private depository institutions.<br /><br />But, of course, further money creation by the central bank should be Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10190049538443719102016-05-08T15:11:47.572-04:002016-05-08T15:11:47.572-04:00"And a Sound Money Deal to end the Fed’s war ...<i>"And a Sound Money Deal to end the Fed’s war on savers and retirees, repeal Humphrey-Hawkins and limit the central bank’s remit to providing last resort liquidity at a penalty spread over market interest rates based on good commercial collateral." </i> David Stockman<br /><br />Sound money is ethically created money and that does not include providing liquidity (newly created fiat) Andrew Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296407661618321637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20597801945334065202016-05-07T12:09:55.457-04:002016-05-07T12:09:55.457-04:00Even better - if he appoints David Stockman and Ro...Even better - if he appoints David Stockman and Robert Wenzel as advisors, Trump <i>has</i> to be President.Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18810743465387817082016-05-06T17:38:00.640-04:002016-05-06T17:38:00.640-04:00Not sure what is wrong with a temporary ban on Mus...Not sure what is wrong with a temporary ban on Muslim immigration - especially from the Middle East and Africa. Donald Trump is a Hail Mary play. We know what we'll get with Hillary. We have no idea what we'll get with Trump. In all fairness to him, he has not had to think about these issues that Washington insiders and policy wonks have spent their entire careers steeped in (usually to Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16393814210998899292016-05-06T13:21:31.445-04:002016-05-06T13:21:31.445-04:00Replacing income taxes with consumption taxes is a...Replacing income taxes with consumption taxes is a step backwards. No need to replace income taxes with anything, just cut government spending. I agree that healthcare should be returned to a voluntary free market system but this requires the complete separation of healthcare and state and the same for education. Stockman's suggestion for the FED is the worst. A return to its original charterBrian Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188778202762603278noreply@blogger.com