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Issues › Money, Currency & Credit
Public control of the central bank and money creation
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | William Lemke (Union) | 'Drive the money changers out of the temple': public control of money and credit, further inflation of the currency | The Union Party's founding program as Coughlin stated it -- take money creation from private banks; go 'much further in the inflationists' direction' than the Thomas amendment and silver purchase. | vague_gesture | surrogate | not_applicable |