{"product_id":"ron-paul-ceramic-mug-pillars-of-prosperity-2008","title":"Ron Paul Ceramic Mug — Pillars of Prosperity (2008)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Capitalism should not be condemned, since we haven't had capitalism. A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Ron Paul, \u003cem\u003ePillars of Prosperity\u003c\/em\u003e, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePillars of Prosperity\u003c\/em\u003e collects decades of Paul's speeches and writings on money and banking, published in 2008 as the financial crisis was breaking around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe passage here is his standing reply to anyone who read that crisis as an indictment of free markets: you cannot convict a system that was never on trial. An interest rate set by committee rather than by savers is a price control like any other, and it produces what price controls always produce — shortages, gluts, and an eventual reckoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 oz ceramic, glossy white finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePencil-sketch portrait, printed both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDishwasher and microwave safe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on demand and shipped on fulfillment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSound money sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good Brew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42764408946755,"sku":"b744d086-31ae-4882-9e68-1157bd035007","price":18.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4737\/5683\/files\/201dbef1-3345-4cef-a61d-2103367f2fd9.webp?v=1764642264","url":"https:\/\/cafe.tollbooth-dpyc.com\/products\/ron-paul-ceramic-mug-pillars-of-prosperity-2008","provider":"Good Brew","version":"1.0","type":"link"}