“The road to debt-serfdom is paved by the banks and enforced by the Central State. If there is any point that is lost on ideologues, Progressive and Conservative alike, it is this: the first-order servitude and second-order tyranny of debt-serfdom can only occur if the banks’ power is extended and protected by an expansive Central State.”
http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-road-to-debt-serfdom.html
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