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During the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt made one of the most controversial monetary decisions in U.S. history—rewriting the dollar’s relationship to gold.

In this video, we examine Roosevelt’s gold policy, why it was implemented, and how it fundamentally reshaped monetary power in the United States.

This episode explains:
-Why deflation—not speculation—was the core problem of the Depression
-How Roosevelt gained emergency powers over gold
-The Emergency Banking Act and expanded presidential authority
-Why private gold ownership was made illegal
-How gold exports were halted to stop external drains
-The influence of economist George Warren
-How the dollar price of gold was deliberately raised
-The Gold Reserve Act of 1934 and dollar devaluation
-Why monetary gold was transferred to the U.S. Treasury
-How monetary policy shifted away from the Federal Reserve

Rather than debating ideology, this video focuses on how gold policy was used as a tool to reverse deflation—and why it marked a turning point in American monetary history.

📘 Next video:
The banking reforms of the 1930s—and how the modern Federal Reserve system was rebuilt.

👥 Who This Video Is For:
-Investors studying currency regimes and monetary anchors
-Business owners interested in inflation vs. deflation dynamics
-Professionals seeking historical context for dollar policy

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💬 Discussion question:
Was Roosevelt’s gold policy necessary stabilization—or a dangerous concentration of power?