Comments on: The Bizarre Art of Central Banking http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/ Ron Paul is America's leading voice for limited, constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, sound money, and a pro-American foreign policy. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: longshotlouiehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-80198 longshotlouie Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-80198 I'll take that as a yes.What you still cannot see is that it cannot be free trade if governments need to sign treaties that manipulate the market. Just because they want to call it free trade does not change the fact that it is quite the opposite.You and I both know that we are not speaking of the same things, but you continue to hang your hat on moot points. It is nothing more than obfuscation to avoid facing the reality that you rail against something that we are also against.What you are for is the flipside of what you are against. Your jacked up tariffs and isolationism will eventually do to the people what this so-called 'Free Trade' has done. The answer is and always has been, actual free, unadulterated by government fiats, trade. I’ll take that as a yes.

What you still cannot see is that it cannot be free trade if governments need to sign treaties that manipulate the market. Just because they want to call it free trade does not change the fact that it is quite the opposite.

You and I both know that we are not speaking of the same things, but you continue to hang your hat on moot points. It is nothing more than obfuscation to avoid facing the reality that you rail against something that we are also against.

What you are for is the flipside of what you are against. Your jacked up tariffs and isolationism will eventually do to the people what this so-called ‘Free Trade’ has done.
The answer is and always has been, actual free, unadulterated by government fiats, trade.

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]]> By: Fred the Protectionisthttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-80187 Fred the Protectionist Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:51:22 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-80187 NAFTA is a free trade treaty, why do you deny reality. NAFTA is a free trade treaty, why do you deny reality.

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]]> By: longshotlouiehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-80181 longshotlouie Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:44:03 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-80181 You continue to deflect. Let's try again.Is NAFTA the same as the free trade that we describe here? It's one question. You can answer yes or no. You continue to deflect. Let’s try again.

Is NAFTA the same as the free trade that we describe here?
It’s one question. You can answer yes or no.

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]]> By: Fred the Protectionisthttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-80167 Fred the Protectionist Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-80167 NAFTA lowers trade barriers, are you denying this aspect? Isn't that your goal? Zero trade barriers. If that is your goal then why do you disown one step towards your goal, unless you're a nut. NAFTA lowers trade barriers, are you denying this aspect? Isn’t that your goal? Zero trade barriers. If that is your goal then why do you disown one step towards your goal, unless you’re a nut.

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]]> By: longshotlouiehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-80166 longshotlouie Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:08:27 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-80166 Why do you continue to obfuscate the issues? Why do you continue to obfuscate the issues?

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]]> By: longshotlouiehttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-80164 longshotlouie Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-80164 And he still is unable to distinguish between gov trade and free trade.Maybe English is not his language. And he still is unable to distinguish between gov trade and free trade.

Maybe English is not his language.

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]]> By: Fred the Protectionisthttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-80148 Fred the Protectionist Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:59:20 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-80148 When banks were first, ahem....."invented", people who deposited their money got regularly screwed. When banks were first, ahem…..”invented”, people who deposited their money got regularly screwed.

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]]> By: ganderhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-79707 gander Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:20:29 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-79707 when banks were first invented guess what the reserve limit was? there was none. if a bank had no reserves and a patron asked for 1 dollar then the bank would collapse. it is in the banks interests to keep healthy reserves except when they have a guarantee from the gov saying that uncle sam will take care of any problems. only then do they feel free to loan out as much as possible. this is called moral hazard. read an economics book.fred is so trained to trust the government that he thinks without their nanny hand guiding us we would collapse. reserve limits don't work. when banks were first invented guess what the reserve limit was? there was none. if a bank had no reserves and a patron asked for 1 dollar then the bank would collapse. it is in the banks interests to keep healthy reserves except when they have a guarantee from the gov saying that uncle sam will take care of any problems. only then do they feel free to loan out as much as possible. this is called moral hazard. read an economics book.

fred is so trained to trust the government that he thinks without their nanny hand guiding us we would collapse. reserve limits don’t work.

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]]> By: Fred the Protectionisthttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-79641 Fred the Protectionist Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:07:33 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-79641 Why do Ronulans always look for Unconstitutional solutions to simple problems. Why do Ronulans always look for Unconstitutional solutions to simple problems.

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]]> By: Davidhttp://www.ronpaul.com/2010-03-17/ben-bernankes-bizarre-defense-central-banking-is-an-art/comment-page-1/#comment-79636 David Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:00:01 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=5124#comment-79636 What part of "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived," did you miss? Seems pretty obvious that if they wanted to take the money when you deposit it, that is well within "whatever source derived". What part of “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived,” did you miss? Seems pretty obvious that if they wanted to take the money when you deposit it, that is well within “whatever source derived”.

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