If we allowed prices to fluctuate freely, we would see people moving disaster relief supplies from unaffected to affected areas more rapidly.

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But we've also been inspired these past few days -- because when disaster strikes, we see America at its best.

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The second is that in the aftermath of our pending inflationary disaster we will see the gold standard return.

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If European leaders and the voters who elect them glean the right lessons from history and manage to steer their continent away from the edge of the cliff, then we won't see a repeat of that disaster of a global crash.

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