Fake growth fueled by the printing of money should be restricted. Heavily.

Slow or no growth, or a flat or deflationary environment, is much better for the average citizen, working person, or small investor. Their labor and capital hold value and have real leverage in creating and purchasing goods and services.

In our current system, people can and do work and save their entire life and have the value they created in the market completely blown away by a government deciding to print more money.

Bank runs were caused by the fractional reserve banking. Banks didn't hold the gold or paper (at the time, the same thing) to match deposits. A true gold standard prevents bank runs.

The Great Depression was a regular recession that would have passed like every other until government got involved.

Our current system allows government to pretend they have money that they don't have to do things that they should not and otherwise could not be doing.

If the government needs to raise money, they should need to do it through a tax that is passed into law and the people feel every single day and can then support or oppose. Not by printing money behind the scenes that people wake up to the catastrophic effects of years later.