Monetary politics -- The blame game -- Creating the Federal Reserve -- Opening the act in the wake of the Depression -- Midcentury modern central banking -- The great inflation and the limits of independence -- The only game in town -- The myth of independence

The pivotal role of employer paid health insurance -- An alternate universe : life without the tax subsidy -- How to get there from here and also grow the economy -- Who might support or oppose our proposal? -- What else needs fixing? -- Pre-existing conditions and the individual mandate --...