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The History of Bad Ideas: The Gold Standard

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Political Shifts and the Gold Standard in the 1930s

Exploring historical shifts in politicians' influence on setting interest rates, particularly during the departure from the gold standard in the early 1930s and the political ramifications of this decision, as seen through Roosevelt's actions in 1933.

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