Lawrence Reed: Modern Parallels to the Fall of Rome

By Silver Bullion TV / April 14, 2021 / marketsanity.com / Article Link

SBTV spoke with Lawrence Reed, President Emeritus of Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), about the modern parallels we are witnessing today to the fall of the Roman empire. We found past precedence for stimulus checks, currency debasement, and more!

Discussed in this interview:00:00?EUR< Introduction01:51?EUR< Root of economic and social problems08:08?EUR< The value of truth13:09?EUR< Socialism, money for all!15:56?EUR< Rome's grain dole and stimulus checks22:13?EUR< Debasement of silver currency26:40?EUR< Transfer of authority from local to federal32:40?EUR< The last great defender of liberty36:25?EUR< Hope for the future

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