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To: stsimon who wrote (109372)12/30/2014 2:05:26 PM
From: RJA_1 Recommendation

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bull_dozer

  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 218038
 
Perhaps if the supply was limited, and they would keep forever, and had a 6000 year history as money .... perhaps then.

Gold is useful when no one trusts the counter parties, such as in war.

We did not take Reichmark s in war. We did take gold.

When confidence in fiat expires, gold remains.

Current example: ruble.



To: stsimon who wrote (109372)12/30/2014 3:08:34 PM
From: bart13  Respond to of 218038
 
Easy solution - just do an IPO on all major Central banks... /sarc