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With Respect to the Enclosed Articles [1995] ZAConAsmRes 804 (14 February 1995)

 

14 February 1995



With reference to the enclosed articles it appears that economists are not able to make accurate forecasts. It follows then that the manipulation of money and credit will often be erroneous. So instead of stabilising the economy it could have just the opposite effect. Exacerbating both booms and busts and causing misalocation of resources.

It has been the Universal experience that centrally planned economics are unworkable and state provisions of goods and services has been no where near as efficient as the provision of goods and services in the free market.

It follows logically that the same reasoning should apply to, the provision of money and credit. Perhaps this too should be privatised as it has been clearly shown that a free market works far better than state control or state monopolies.

What I'm suggesting is that we have free banking and the market be allowed to provide money and credit.

For further reference I suggest the committee read.
1 . The State and the Monetory System by Kevin Dowd.

  1. Free Banking by Duncombe.
  2. The theory of Free Banking by George Selgin.

4. The mystery of banking by Murray Roth Card

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