The Panic of 1819 came about in the aftermath of a floating dollar during the 1812-1818 period, which was the result of the War of 1812 with the British.

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The Democrats are the party of a weak, floating dollar, subject to the whims of an unaccountable Federal Reserve.

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Jude Wanniski, editor of Supply Side Investor, has been an outspoken critic of the floating dollar and argues that inflationary and deflationary cycles would be eliminated by a return to the gold standard.

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As a result, every time the floating dollar moves, prices and the value of investments the world over are distorted.

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