Pillars of Prosperity

Cover......Page 1
Order this book......Page 2
Donors......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface by Robert Murphy......Page 12
Foreword by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.......Page 16
Part One: The Economics of a Free Society......Page 20
Current Political Philosophies\' Errors to Result in Political and Economic Crisis......Page 22
Challenge to Ameria: A Current Assessment of Our Republic......Page 30
Has Capitalism Failed?......Page 60
Part Two: Mises and Austrian Economics: A Personal View......Page 66
Part Three: Reforming Social Security......Page 88
Senior Citizens\' Freedom to Work Act of 1999......Page 90
Social Security Tax Relief Act......Page 91
Social Security Preservation Act......Page 93
Social Security for American Citizens Only......Page 94
Part Four: Giving Money Back to the Taxpayers......Page 96
The Agriculture Education Freedom Act......Page 98
The Family Health Tax Cut Act......Page 99
The Public Safety Tax Cut Act......Page 101
End the Income Tax - Pass the Liberty Amendment......Page 103
Teacher Tax Cut Act......Page 104
The Family Education Freedom Act......Page 105
The False Tax Cut Debate......Page 108
Police Security Protection Act......Page 110
Part Five: Money and Banking: Gold versus Fiat......Page 112
To Provide for Aemendment of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act......Page 114
Inflation - The Overriding Concern of All Americans......Page 119
Curtailing the Discretionary Powers of the Federal Reserve......Page 120
Print 3 Million and Take 1 Million for Yourself......Page 122
Gold Prices Soar; Dollar Declines......Page 123
Government Should Stop Destroying the Value of the Dollar......Page 124
Increased Money Supply Cause of Inflation......Page 125
The Recent Strength of the Dollar and Inflation......Page 126
Inflation is Caused by Government......Page 127
Debasement......Page 133
Congressional Inflation......Page 134
Gold versus Paper......Page 135
Five Myths of the Gold Standard......Page 141
Audit of the Federal Reserve......Page 147
High Interest Rates......Page 151
At the Brink......Page 152
The Folly of Current Monetary Policy......Page 158
Back Into the Woods......Page 159
Conduct of Monetary Policy......Page 162
Federal Reserve has Monopoly over Money and Credit in United States......Page 166
Conduct of Monetary Policy......Page 186
East Asian Economic Conditions......Page 194
Conduct of Monetary Policy......Page 198
The Bubble ......Page 202
International Economic Turmoil......Page 212
Revamping the Monetary System......Page 216
Congress Ignores its Constitutional Responsibility Regarding Monetary Policy......Page 219
Warning about Foreign Policy and Monetary Policy......Page 221
Economic Update......Page 224
The Economy......Page 231
The U.S. Dollar and the World Economy......Page 233
The Foolishness of Fiat......Page 244
Gold and the Dollar......Page 246
Hard Questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan......Page 248
Bring Back Honest Money......Page 251
Paper Money and Tyranny......Page 254
Reject Taxpayer Bank Bailouts......Page 275
The End of Dollar Hegemony......Page 277
What the Gold Price is Telling Us......Page 288
Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy......Page 302
Chinese Currency......Page 305
Financial Services Paulson Hearing......Page 307
Part Six: Free Trade: Real versus Phony......Page 310
Our Soaring Trade Deficit Cannot Be Ignored......Page 312
Ron Paul Amendment to Cut Corporate Welfare......Page 314
What is Free Trade?......Page 322
The Dollar and Our Current Account Deficit......Page 331
International Trade......Page 334
PNTR......Page 335
The Export-Import Reauthorization Act......Page 338
Opposing Unconstitutional \"Trade Promotion Authority\"......Page 340
Steel Protectionism......Page 342
Export-Import Bank is Corporate Welfare......Page 344
Don\'t Antagonize Our Trading Partners......Page 346
The United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act......Page 348
Part Seven: International Affairs......Page 350
Dissenting Views on H.R. 7244......Page 352
Big Bankers Get ......Page 356
The Mexican Bailout......Page 357
Reaffirming Commitment of the United States to the Principles of the Marshall Plan......Page 360
Calling for the United States to Withdraw from the World Trade Organization......Page 362
U.S. Membership in the World Trade Organization......Page 365
New China Policy......Page 367
Ending U.S. Membership in the IMF......Page 372
Wasteful Foreign Aid to Colombia......Page 374
Opposing Taxpayer Funding of Multinational Development Banks......Page 377
Why Does the IMF Prohibit Gold-Backed Currency?\\r......Page 378
The Myth of War Prosperity......Page 379
Opposing Trade Sanctions against Syria......Page 381
Reject the Millennium Challenge Act......Page 384
Providing for the Establishment of a Commission in the House of Reps to Assist Parliaments in Emerging Democracies......Page 387
Opposing Statement to Committee on Financial Services World Bank Hearing......Page 388
Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act......Page 389
Iran Sanctions Enabling Act......Page 391
Part Eight: How Government Distorts the Housing Market......Page 394
Debate on the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997......Page 396
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Subsidies Distort the Housing Market......Page 398
The American Dream Downpayment Act......Page 400
Reforming the Government Sponsored Enterprises......Page 402
Mortgage Industry Has Its Roots in the Federal Reserve\'s Inflationary Monetary Policy......Page 407
Part Nine: Spending, Taxes, and Regulations......Page 410
The Chrysler Bailout......Page 412
The Balanced Budget Amendment......Page 416
Authorizing President to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Mother Teresa......Page 418
The Davis-Bacon Repeal Act......Page 419
The National Right to Work Act......Page 421
Authorizing President to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks......Page 422
OSHA Home Office Regulations......Page 423
Minimum Wage Increase Act......Page 426
Awarding Gold Medal to Former President and Mrs. Ronal Reagan in Recognition of Service to Nation......Page 429
Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2000......Page 430
The Wage Act......Page 431
Truth in Employment Act......Page 433
Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001......Page 434
Terrorism Reinsurance Legislation......Page 435
The Collapse of Enron......Page 438
Television Consumer Freedom Act......Page 441
The Shrimp Importation Financing Fairness Act......Page 443
Oppose the Federal Weflare State......Page 445
Oppose the Spendthrift 2005 Federal Budget Resolution......Page 449
A Token Attempt to Reduce Government Spending ......Page 451
Praising Private Space Exploration......Page 454
Government Spending -- A Tax on the Middle Class......Page 455
Raising the Debt Limit: A Disgrace......Page 459
Repeal Sarbanes-Oxley!......Page 461
The Republican Congress Wastes Billions Overseas......Page 463
So-Called \"Deficit Reduction Act\"......Page 465
What Congress Can Do About Soaring Gas Prices......Page 468
Executive Compensation......Page 470
Glossary of Acronyms......Page 474
Index......Page 478
Back Cover......Page 496