Talk on Monetary Policy to CC-Upper Perkiomen Valley for Small Government

Last night I delivered a talk on monetary policy to a group, the Concerned Citizens of Upper Perkiomen Valley for Smaller Government, in my district.  The talk is downloadable from Scribd here or backup download here.

I'd like to thank the group for the chance to present.  During the talk there was only one deer-in-the-headlights look, but not so many questions, but I later found out that, for most of the attendees, the Federal Reserve stuff was completely new and I was able to straighten a few people out after the talk.  At any rate, everyone got the point there is a big problem with the dollar, and the government just prints money to survive from one day to the next.  It's really that simple.

There were 25 slides, I think I only covered 16 or so in the talk, but the last few slides are new content on the game plan to get our country out of this fiscal mess, so I have them below. Like my engineering background as a professional problem solver, the same strategy I've used throughout my career works here as well - CONTAIN the problem, DETECT ROOT CAUSE (it's the government!), take CORRECTIVE ACTIONS to prevent recurrence.  Kill the problem before it kills you.  For more insights, check out 'The Government's "War" on Main Street' and read some essays here. 

I realize there can be a lot of questions on the below, which is why its best to present in person.  On the military spending cuts, please also read "Guns or Health Care?"  I am of course available to talk to any group or local individual, contact my campaign at towneforcongress AT gmail DOT com or just leave a comment below.  Sorry, there is no video available for this talk.

January 21, 2010