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What Is a Gold Standard?

From YouTube: Before 1974, U.S. dollars were backed by gold. This meant that the federal government could not print more money than it could redeem for gold. While this constrained the federal government, it also provided citizens with a relatively … Continue reading

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JIM WILLIE: IMMUTABLE GOLD LAWS

Several immutable Gold Rules appear to be self-evident and powerfully manifested in the modern world of banker corruption, financial market intervention, currency debasement, phony accounting, and economic deterioration, all amidst powerful incessant media propaganda, against a backdrop of endless war. … Continue reading

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Returning to the Gold Standard: Easier Said Than Done

If you haven’t heard yet, the committee which is drafting the platform for next week’s US Republican National Convention has announced that they are including a proposal to return to the gold standard. Big news.  Ironic… given that it was … Continue reading

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