top | item 6642474

(no title)

guga31bb | 12 years ago

No, the libertarian obsession with the gold standard and other poor economic policies preclude the Economist from being lumped in with them.

discuss

order

maratd|12 years ago

> libertarian obsession with the gold standard

I think it's more of an aversion to fiat currency, than an obsession with the gold standard. The jury is still out on that one, we haven't even broken the century mark on that.