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To: Ilaine who wrote (14019)1/26/2002 4:00:09 PM
From: Ilaine  Respond to of 74559
 
Speaking of trust, in 1816 David Ricardo said, "We have gold because we cannot trust governments."

Little did he know. Just downloaded an article about Montagu Norman falsifying gold flows in order to achieve interest rate goals for the Bank of England. LOL!

Monetary Policy and Expectations: Market-Control Techniques and the Bank of England, 1925-1931
John R. Garrett, The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 55, No. 3. (Sep., 1995), pp. 612-636.