Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner
US · 14 mins ago

Capitalism made your burrito. Government made it $20. Socialism will make it $40

The first generation of Americans to watch their savings erased by inflation wore the uniform of the Continental Army. Washington’s soldiers were paid in paper Continentals printed by the wagonload, and by 1780 the currency had collapsed so thoroughly that “not worth a Continental” entered the national lexicon. The Founders never forgot the lesson, which…
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