The national-banking system [established during the Civil War] provided only a halfway house between free banking and government central banking, and by the end of the 19th century, the Wall Street banks were becoming increasingly unhappy with the status quo.
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Origins of the Federal Reserve
Murray Rothbard's classic has been republished on Mises.org today.
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