tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277215496195926573.post5404519535710531756..comments2024-01-01T07:41:51.347-08:00Comments on RALPHONOMICS: Edinburgh banking conference.Ralph Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277215496195926573.post-58650153128393981632012-04-21T10:12:39.373-07:002012-04-21T10:12:39.373-07:00I’m not sure I’ve got all the details right here, ...I’m not sure I’ve got all the details right here, but those tally sticks were a form of monetary base weren’t they? I.e. the government used them to purchase goods and services, at the same time as announcing they would be acceptable in payment of taxes.Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277215496195926573.post-49526596009830434592012-04-21T08:30:27.641-07:002012-04-21T08:30:27.641-07:00Re the last speaker, Chris Cook: can it be merely ...Re the last speaker, Chris Cook: can it be merely a coincidence that when the Exchequer's tally sticks were burned in 1834 they took the Houses of Parliament into the flames with them?Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.com