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Chapter 24 - Federal Reserve

  • Eliminate the Federal Reserve's "dual mandate," focusing solely on price stability rather than also promoting maximum employment.
  • Limit the Federal Reserve's lender-of-last-resort function.
  • Wind down the Federal Reserve's balance sheet to pre-2008 levels.
  • Limit future balance sheet expansions to only U.S. Treasuries.
  • Stop paying interest on excess reserves.
  • Consider transitioning to a free banking system.
  • Explore implementing a commodity-backed monetary system (like a gold standard).
  • Consider implementing a K-Percent Rule for money creation.
  • If maintaining the current system, implement stricter inflation-targeting rules.
  • Explore inflation and growth-targeting rules like the Taylor Rule or Nominal GDP Targeting.
  • Have elected officials compel the Fed to specify its target range for inflation and inform the public of a concrete intended growth path.
  • Focus regulatory activities solely on maintaining bank capital adequacy.
  • Remove considerations of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors from the Fed's mandate.
  • Curb the Fed's "excessive last-resort lending practices."
  • Appoint a commission to explore the mission of the Federal Reserve, alternatives to the Federal Reserve system, and the nation's financial regulatory apparatus.
  • Prevent the institution of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).