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To: H James Morris who wrote (139431)2/17/2002 1:28:28 PM
From: Mark Fowler  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 164684
 
Business: The Economy

Gold: Setting a standard
news.bbc.co.uk

"All seemed to go swimmingly until the First World War, which upset the fiscal apple cart.

Economies came under such strain to fund the war effort that their respective currencies were shaken up and lost their relative values.

Paper money became inconvertible and gold exports were restricted.

But the world's bankers were not easily put off and again in 1926 Britian went back on the gold standard and other countries soon followed. "



To: H James Morris who wrote (139431)2/17/2002 1:50:14 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
"Glenn, why is it that Jews love to sell gold?"

Actually, much of the gold manufacturing, etc. is not done people of the Jewish faith. The diamond trade is controlled by about 90% by people of the Jewish faith. Diamonds are meant to be sold not drank<G>


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