Heard about the idea to mint a trillion dollar coin to avoid our nation defaulting on it’s debts? Here’s my explanation for the Fox News opinion page — and my $0.02:
Is this idea crazy? Yes, that’s the point.
As Terry Goodkind, Ayn Rand enthusiast and author of “The Pillars of Creation” put it, “When the whole world is crazy, it doesn’t pay to be sane.”
Although in the case of the trillion dollar coin, the insanity might be worth quite a lot, actually.
You can read the entire essay here. It’s a fun one!
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