
Every Move The Fed Makes = Economic Pain
Nov 14, 2025
The discussion dives into the Federal Reserve's struggles with unemployment and inflation, highlighting the pitfalls of central planning. Ron Paul advocates for market-driven solutions to address malinvestment, warning of the risks of currency breakdown. He emphasizes the importance of precious metals for wealth preservation amid government control. The show critiques the likely trend of increasing money supply, comparing it to an addiction. The conversation wraps up by defining inflation as currency debasement, urging a return to sound money principles.
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Fed's Dilemma Breeds Policy Paralysis
- The Federal Reserve is trapped between fighting unemployment and fighting inflation, creating policy paralysis.
- Ron Paul argues the Fed's interventions and government spending are the real root causes of recurring crises.
Central Planning Causes Malinvestment
- Central planning and government-backed credit create cycles of malinvestment and eventual collapse.
- Ron Paul says markets should be allowed to liquidate bad debt rather than the Fed propping them up.
Let Markets Liquidate Bad Debt
- Get out of the way and let markets adjust instead of propping them up with more credit.
- Allowing liquidation corrects malinvestment despite short-term pain, Ron Paul argues.
