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Modern Banking: The Art of Fake Money

by SMHJanuary 3, 2024February 7, 2024

If you’re familiar with fractional reserve banking, then you know that money seems to appear out of thin air.

Categories: Free Market Insights, Historical Perspective, Policy Impact

Fiat Money and Taxes

by S. RigglesworthJune 23, 2021February 4, 2024

“The power to tax involves the power to destroy . . . “ -Former Chief Justice John Marshall, in McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 4 Wheat. 316 316 (1819)

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