NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— The current zero interest rate environment that is the policy of the Federal Reserve Board is harmful to economic growth, and “crushes most Americans who want to be savers,” says Jeff Bell, GOP candidate for the US Senate, who opened the RealShare New Jersey Conference with keynote remarks.
Bell says he advocates a policy he describes as “sane money,” which would involve a return to backing paper dollars with gold reserves. He's been advocating the gold standard for some time now.
In 2009, Bell was among the co-founders of the American Principles Project, a public policy organization dedicated to advancing conservative ideas derived from the principles of the American founding. As Policy Director, he headed its monetary reform initiative aimed at renewing sound money by restoring the dollar's value in gold. He resigned from that position in February 2014 to run for the Senate.
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