On the recordDecember 2, 2009
I can't think of a nation where the value of its currency was turned over to or even marginally or significantly influenced by elected officials that that nation has prospered.
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congress.govChuck Schumer: “I can't think of a nation where the value of its currency was turned over to or even marginally or significantly…”
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Schumer argues that political control over currency leads to economic failure.
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