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Alasdair Macleod: A Roman lesson on inflation

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Thursday, May 26, 2022

After two centuries of debasement the Roman denarius ended up with no silver content. The decline of the empire was accompanied by increasingly costly bureaucracy, stifling the economy. It was a template for today.

There are differences. But we share suffocating bureaucracy and the lack of specie in our currency systems. As Rome did from Nero onwards, we have lost the plot. A general deterioration in our sense of purpose is an additional factor.

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Perhaps Diocletian was the Joe Biden of his day. He was infamous for his edict on maximum prices, which basically shut down the production of goods. 

Will Joe Biden introduce a similar edict? Don’t rule it out. ...

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https://www.goldmoney.com/research/goldmoney-insights/a-roman-lesson-on-inflation1?gmrefcode=gata

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