From The Cato Journal in 1983, Alan Reynolds asks, Why Gold?
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Hi Sean,
ReplyDeletePlease check the link on the Reynolds 1983 Cato article...it is linking to Tamny's article.
Tamny suggests that gold isn't expensive, the dollar is cheap. The trouble is with that kind of logic is that if the dollar is cheap then every other currency in the world must be cheap too. Of course that's not true in the sense in which Tamny speaks. The USD has not declined more in respect to other currencies since the climb in the price of gold. At least not to the amount where Tamny could use that claim to make his point. If he lived in Mexico over the last 20 years he may be able to pull it off. Why anyone would try, who knows?
ReplyDeleteThen Tamny backs his statement up by telling us that gold is not in demand because of a shortage. Which is obviously true but at the same time what is not true is that the price of gold hasn't risen because of a shortage. Tamny should know that too. Using that factual claim to try to prove another just doesn't work anymore.
If, instead of worrying about gold, Tamny would spend some time acknowledging that the price of oil and the shortage of a cheap supply of same in the US is what is causing a lot of the economic woes, he would be spending his time more wisely. If, or when the price of a barrel is manipulated up to $150 again maybe a light will come on for a lot of people.
Bob,
ReplyDeleteThe Reynolds link is fixed.
Sorry about that.
Thanks,
Sean