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Ralph Benko: Stop blaming corporate greed; fake money is why you can't afford anything
By Ralph Benko
Washington Examiner
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, recently and uniquely nailed the true cause of the affordability issue.
It isn't corporate price gouging or other standard, conventional scapegoats -- such as greedy corporations, deregulation, heavy regulation, or environmental restrictions on "drill, baby, drill."
It's about the money.
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Prices going up across the board is the "tell" that monetary authorities are degrading the value of the currency. Rising prices -- inflation -- are always and everywhere a sign of the dollar's degradation.
Which, as Paul recognized during his recent tour of Fort Knox, implies the right cure: restoring dollar stability, the monetary policy that made America great and prosperous. ...
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