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Who Shall Control Our Financial Destiny?: Three Possibilities: Government Ownership, Government Control, Banking Control; Address Delivered Before the ... City, on December 18, 1912 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

John Harsen Rhoades

 
9781331528647: Who Shall Control Our Financial Destiny?: Three Possibilities: Government Ownership, Government Control, Banking Control; Address Delivered Before the ... City, on December 18, 1912 (Classic Reprint)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 133152864X ISBN 13: 9781331528647
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Contemplating the nation’s financial future reveals a bold proposal for centralizing economic power.

This address analyzes how a proposed Court of Finance could steer the nation’s money destiny with oversight, accountability, and life-long service.

The text examines the Aldrich plan and suggests a revised approach that empowers a president-appointed board, distributed across regions, to guide the National Reserve. It invites readers to consider who should guard the country’s financial stability and how to balance public duty with private interests.
  • Clear explanation of the two core sections of the plan and how they interact.
  • A proposed method for selecting governors and balancing regional representation.
  • Arguments for centralized, life-tenured leadership in national finance and the safeguards proposed.
  • Discussion of objections and responses about politics, accountability, and practical implementation.
Ideal for readers of historical economic debates, policy history, and anyone curious about early 20th‑century visions for national banking reform that shaped public conversation.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
133152864X
ISBN 13 
9781331528647
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
20