William Hartman Woodin Quote

Quote from William Hartman Woodin,

"Where would we be if we had I.O.U.'s scrip and certificates floating all around the country?" Instead he decided to "issue currency against the sound assets of the banks. [As opposed to issuing currency against gold.] The Federal Reserve Act lets us print all we'll need. And it won't frighten the people. It won't look like stage money. It'll be money that looks like real money."

By:	William Hartman Woodin (more quotes by William Hartman Woodin or books by/about William Hartman Woodin)
	(1868-1934) U.S. industrialist, US Secretary of Treasury under Franklin Roosevelt in 1933
Date:	3/7/33
Source:	Source: 'Closed for the Holiday: The Bank Holiday of 1933', p20 - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Categories:	Banking, Economics, Fed, Money, IRS, Taxation
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