Daily Archives: July 30, 2012

Ron Paul’s End the Fed 1

Posted on July 30, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I started Ron Paul’s End the Fed, which is about the Federal Reserve.  According to Ron Paul, a big reason that a national bank and (later) the Federal Reserve were established was so that money could be pumped into the … Continue reading →

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Stimulus, Welfare, and Sacrifice

Posted on July 30, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

For my write-up today on Helmut Koester’s History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age, I’ll talk about economic policy.  I have three items. 1.  On page 329, Koester talks about imperial Roman attempts to end exploitation, to bring economic … Continue reading →

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