By Peter Schiff
As
Republicans convene in Tampa to nominate Mitt Romney and hammer out
their party platform, one of the planks that could attract the most
attention is the Party’s official position on the gold standard. As it
is now being considered, the platform stops short of recommending a
return to the gold standard, but does advocate a commission to consider
the possibility. However, judging by the reaction with which many
Republicans have greeted the idea, one would think that the platform
might as well have called for the return of slavery.
The fact that so many supposed conservatives liken a belief in a gold
standard as the monetary equivalent of membership in the Flat Earth
Society shows just how far the American public has come from a true
understanding of how money works within an economy. But, if there were a
parallel to be made between gold enthusiasts and flat earthers, then it
should strike many as curious that the world’s top central bankers, who
can be seen as the equivalent to the most advanced astronomers,
continue to hold so much gold in their vaults. If gold were so obsolete,
why would these bankers hedge their positions? Read more >>>>
Peter Schiff is a well-known commentator appearing regularly on CNBC, TechTicker and FoxNews. He is often referred to as "Doctor Doom" because of his bearish outlook on the economy and the U.S. Dollar in particular. Peter was one of the first from within the professional investment field to call the housing market a bubble. Peter has written a book called "Crash Proof" and a follow-on called "The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets". He is the President of EuroPacific Capital, which is a brokerage specializing in finding dividend-yielding, value-based foreign stocks.
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