Printing money is merely taxation in another form. Rather than robbing citizens of their money, government robs their money of its purchasing… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Once the government runs out of foreign and private sector bidders for new Treasurys, the Federal Reserve will be the only buyer,… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
“If suffering through four years of hellishly misguided big government is the price we pay for true reform, it may in the… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
The real story of Detroit [...] can be summed up in seven words. Private enterprise built it, government destroyed it. — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
The primary factor that enables our government to peddle economic snake oil is the dollar's unique role as the world's reserve currency,… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
The government can't create jobs; they'll destroy jobs trying to do it. The government doesn't have any money; all they have is… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
You have countries that have lived beyond their means, with bloated governments, huge trade deficits, and people living off the government. Then… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Contrary to the rhetoric emanating from the American left, the 'rich' are currently paying a lot more than 'their fair share.' It… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Most governments, not all of them, but most, certainly don't want their citizens using gold. They want them in the currency that… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
What got us out of the depression was capitalism, and we would have gotten out a lot quicker had the government not… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
The left-wing agenda wants us to think that the reason there was a depression was because the government didn't do anything. That's… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
The American middle class used to be envy of the world. It was a byproduct of economic freedom. We had a very… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
When private industry makes a mistake, it gets corrected and goes away. As governments make mistakes, it gets bigger, bigger and bigger… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Most paper money initially existed as a substitute for gold. That's what gave it value. But right now what gives a currency value is… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most important reason to be skeptical of government inflation numbers is that the government, like a fox campaigning to guard a hen… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
When the dollar collapses, it's not doing it in a vacuum. If the dollar loses value, it's doing so relative to some other currency.… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Every time the market has corrected, since 2008, it's always been the Fed that's made the bottom. The Fed has always saved the market… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
“Boom/bust cycles are not inevitable and would not occur were it not for the inflationary monetary policies that always precede recessions.” — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
We had a very upwardly mobile economy, and that peaked around the 1950s when the typical middle-class American family consisted of a father with… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Printing money creates inflation, which weakens an economy. Unfortunately, this kind of common-sense thinking never seems to penetrate academic circles. — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
The fiat-based system has produced enormous global imbalances that are straining the global economy. Ultimately, I think the whole thing gives way and what… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Central banks are choosing to increase their gold holdings as a percentage of total reserves. They obviously think there is a reason to do… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
Once the government runs out of foreign and private sector bidders for new Treasurys, the Federal Reserve will be the only buyer, and the… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
My mother always taught me that two wrongs don't make a right. We shouldn't bail out Wall Street. We shouldn't bail out Detroit. It… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
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