tedatron

21777 pts · April 12, 2012


Dude obviously there's a purpose of... wait OTHER than being an a-hole? No not really.

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If you're going to cite a law, use a US government source and not some hokey .net with articles about Hitler's kids.

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How are you measuring the wealth that the central bank is taking?

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Also, look at the price of gold over the last 10 years versus the price of milk or a bottle of Coca Cola. Tell me which is more stable.

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Which currency are you talking about? That isn't true for USD, EUR, GBP or any other modern, stable currency. For very good reasons.

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Why is the price of gold your baseline and why are you assuming that a change in the price of gold = change in value of currency?

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_creation. It's more complicated than that. You're focused on spending when the key is lending

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That's not a query that's a hypothetical statement

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What is your angle then?

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the best conditions for overall economic growth. Check the fourth paragraph of that link I pasted. Or are you just not seeing it ;)

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It's not because of printing of spending money, it's very intentionally (and publicly) because a slowly inflating currency provides

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USD average inflation over the last 40 years is under 4%, it just seems dramatic because of compounding interest.

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And what do you think I don't see and why do you think I don't see it?

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If you stick with Wikipedia, you'll figure those out too

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Lots of reason. Inflation but also during the financial crisis everyone panicked and bought gold, pushing the price through the roof.

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I believe so - back in the 19th century I believe? Like the old English system: pounds sterling could be exchanged for silver on request

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It's only fraud if you lead them to believe that the Monopoly money is something it's not.

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So you understand why a government backing a currency with a commodity, especially gold, is a really terrible idea?

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If you really miss the gold standard, you need to read more about the Great Depression and what caused it to spread throughout the world.

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But it is backed because you can still get gold for it, just not necessarily from the government.

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Still is. I guarantee you can still get gold for USD.

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It is absolutely part of the government. The government created it, set its policies, and determines its leaders.

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There's an amendment to the constitution for income tax, which is as constitutional as it gets.

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In exchange for almost anything in the world and yes, you can most certainly buy gold with it.

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My next sous vide project is creme brûlée! Super excited!

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Should *have*

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Puff puff pass. He passed.

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Seriously fucking amazing

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How the fuck do you just have this? Plusest of ones.

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