Bob discusses how monetary reform would effect the average middle class family in the US.
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Steve Keen on Monetary Reform and Economic Stability
Pete Young of EconomicStability grabbed this interview with Australian Economist Steve Keen, of the blog Debtwatch, in Chicago, October 2, 2010, where Keen was speaking at the American Monetary Reform Conference. Keen claims “the monetary reform, on its own, is not enough to stop financial speculation on asset prices” which he sees as the primary [...]
Interview with Kaoru Yamaguchi, 10-2-10
Yamaguchi claims that “just by changing the macroeconomic structure from a system of debt into debt-free money we can solve many of the economic problems we are facing, like crises, debt issues, and growth issues.”
Coffee with Joe 10-5-10; Yamaguchi’s Model
Joe and Pete report on Prof. Kaoru Yamaguchi’s system dynamics model of how debt-free money a la the American Monetary Act would perform in the real world.
Coffee with Joe 9-29-10: Debt Deflation and Monetary Reform
Joe and Pete look forward to meeting Australian economist Steve Keen at the American Monetary Conference this weekend in Chicago, and discussing how the reforms in the American Monetary and Financial Security Act would obviate a “debt-deflation”, or shrinkage in the money supply like that we are experiencing today.
Coffee with Joe 8-26-10: PMR Enough Money without Fractional Reserves?
In this installment, Pete and Joe discuss a common criticism of Full-Resertve banking (100% reserves)—that there wouldn’t be enough money for the banks to loan if they couldn’t create money through the fractional reserve “money multiplier.”
Coffee with Joe 8-17-10; PMR 100% Reserves and the Consumer
In this installment, Pete and Joe discuss how Full-Resertve banking (100% reserves) would effect the consumer. (Hint: you couldn’t withdraw cash from a savings account at the ATM).
Coffee with Joe 8-12-10: PMR Debt-Free, Government Money
In this installment, Pete and Joe discuss the PMR’s recommendation that the Federal Government issue the money debt-free after repealing fractional reserve banking, then contrast it to the American Monetary Institute’s proposed legislation.
Coffee with Joe 7-24-10: PMR 100% Reserves
Further detail about the document from 1939, “A Program for Monetary Reform” (aka PMR). In this installment, Pete and Joe discuss the PMR’s take on the alternative to fractional reserve banking, full-reserve banking, aka 100% Reserves, or as PMR co-author Irving Fisher titled his book, 100% Money.
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