Federal reserve Quote by Milton Friedman

“No major institution in the US has so poor a record of performance over so long a period as the Federal Reserve, yet so high a public reputation.”

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The government doesn't have any money. The only power it has is to take from some and give to others.

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What would the people who sold us goods do with the money? They'd get dollars. What would they do with the dollars? Eat them?!

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World trade depends on differences among countries, not similarities. Different countries are in different stages of development. It is appropriate for them to have…

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Is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run…

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The Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession.

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In the past, Federal Reserve chairmen have not generally gone directly to the public.

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The Federal Reserve... is in the position of the chaperone who has ordered the punch bowl removed just when the party was really warming…

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“The Fed is still on the same track.” Whatever you call it, the benign economic environment has supported a bull market since 2009, and…

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...the Federal Reserve has the capacity to operate in domestic money markets to maintain interest rates at a level consistent with our economic goals

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