Episode 16: How Governments Use Inflation as a Hidden Tax, Part 2
Carlos and Bob now explain how Caesar's trick – of debasing the money in order to cover a budget shortfall – is accomplished through the Federal Reserve's purchases of Treasury debt.
Episode 16: How Governments Use Inflation as a Hidden Tax, Part 2
Carlos and Bob now explain how Caesar's trick – of debasing the money in order to cover a budget shortfall – is accomplished through the Federal Reserve's purchases of Treasury debt.