SBTV spoke with Lawrence Reed, President Emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), about Franklin Roosevelt's other 'Day of Infamy' - the 1933 expropriation of all gold in America. We also asked Lawrence how likely the US government will enact such a gold confiscation decree again.
Discussed in this interview:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 FDR's 1933 gold confiscation
06:25 Roosevelt reneging on gold contracts
08:41 No Gold Standard?
11:57 As good as gold
14:24 A dangerous precedence?
19:04 A modern gold confiscation coming?
22:43 Currency debauchment
27:23 The real criminal
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YIKAqPPkz8&ab_channel=SilverBullionTV[/youtube]
Discussed in this interview:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 FDR's 1933 gold confiscation
06:25 Roosevelt reneging on gold contracts
08:41 No Gold Standard?
11:57 As good as gold
14:24 A dangerous precedence?
19:04 A modern gold confiscation coming?
22:43 Currency debauchment
27:23 The real criminal
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YIKAqPPkz8&ab_channel=SilverBullionTV[/youtube]
