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We need, in effect, to make the phantom ‘lock-boxes’ around the trust fund real.
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Anything that we can do to raise personal savings is very much in the interest of this country.
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All taxes are a drag on economic growth. It’s only a question of degree.
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Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity are in a state of shocked disbelief.
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In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation.
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Whatever you tax you get less of.
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