I cannot conceive of a politically feasible solution to this problem which will overdo cutting the deficit, where overdoing means harming the economy. It might be technically possible, but it is not realistic.
ALAN GREENSPANWell, you probably will always believe there should be laws against fraud, and I don’t think there is any need for a law against fraud.
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If we were to do that we would increase the supply of skilled workers that our schools have been unable to create and as a consequence of that we would lower the average wage of skills and reduce the degree of income inequality in this country.
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While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its size and diversity.
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It’s not for anything other than an escape from what is perceived to be a fiat money system, paper money, that seems to be deteriorating.
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It signals problems with respect to currency markets. Central banks should pay attention to it.
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We can see that in the inverse relationship exhibited by price/earnings ratios and the rate of inflation in the past.
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Everyone has one. You have to, to exist you need an ideology. The question is whether it is accurate or not.
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The problem is not lack of regulation but unrealistic expectations. What we confront in reality is uncertainty, some of it frighteningly so…
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Credit-default swaps, I think, have serious problems associated with them.
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Well, you probably will always believe there should be laws against fraud, and I don’t think there is any need for a law against fraud.
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If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.
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Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.
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So there is no reason to suspect that the actual process of boosting rates would be any different.
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Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.
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There is nothing to guarantee the superior judgment, knowledge, and integrity of an inspector or a bureaucrat-and the deadly consequences of entrusting him with arbitrary power are obvious.
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As long as we issue fiat currency, I see no alternative to a legal tender law.
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