Robert Blumen Joins the show to talk about his recent articles on Mises.org pertaining to Deflation and its impact on the economy. John and Merlin weigh in with additional pros and cons in the debate as well as a focus on the pricing of Gold and other metals. These pricing models distort the real supply and demand of gold and may offer some answers for the gold bugs out there! Later, Merlin announces this week’s gold coin winner, who comes from a Very Golden city!!