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Inflation has come to be one the defining economic phenomena of this generation. As the money supply grows seemingly without end, it’s easy to miss how the erosion of our money wreaks both economic and – more subtly– cultural havoc.

Bitcoiners are salivating at the idea of the Trump administration pumping their holdings by declaring a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” where the government pledges to hold onto its current stash or, in another version, start buying more bitcoin and using it to pay down the debt. 

Critics of the Fed are well-versed in arguments against central banking. It enables reckless spending and creates monetary confusion, and it distorts prices for consumers. History also reveals another troubling result of central banking: more frequent and deadlier war.

Inflationist politicians would have their citizens believe fiat money is at worst a necessary evil and at best a monetary system free from the volatility of the business cycle. Yet, if one simply follows the history of American monetary policy, it’s obvious that fiat money is the result of diabolical political temptations.

Politicians frequently lament inflation and blame it on greedy private actors. What they fail to mention is that they intentionally create inflation to avoid the purported perils of falling prices. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Peter Schiff or SchiffGold.

Dishonest money is destroying our standard of living. What do I mean by “dishonest” money? I mean government fiat money that it can create out of thin air. This is inflation and it constantly eats away our purchasing power.

Fifty-one years ago this week, President Richard Nixon slammed shut the “gold window” and eliminated the last vestige of the gold standard. Nixon ordered Treasury Secretary John Connally to uncouple gold from its fixed $35 price and suspended the ability of foreign banks to directly exchange dollars for gold. During a national television address, on […]

We’ve written extensively about the “war on cash.” In a nutshell, governments would love to do away with cash in order to better track and control their citizens. There have been numerous moves closer to a cashless society in recent years, from capping ATM withdrawals to doing away with large-denomination bills. Last year, China launched […]

We’ve written extensively about the government intentionally devaluing our money. As one economist put it, the intentionally inflationary policies of central banks and governments are “daylight robbery.” But what’s the solution to this problem? Economist Thorsten Polleit argues we need a free market in money. But is this possible? Wouldn’t this create monetary chaos?

Peter Schiff appeared on RT Boom Bust on Tuesday (Sept. 17) to talk about interest rates, gold and the dollar. Peter said the fiat currency system may not survive the next recession. The conversation started focusing on the repo operations conducted by the Federal Reserve early in the week, Peter said the financial media and […]