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Originally Posted by Skybird
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This shouldn't be a surprise. The entire global economy is a facade. *Nothing* associated with the real value of things is true because monetary policy hasn't been tied to a fixed standard associated with valuable objects for decades. I don't care if you set it to gold, silver, or matchbox toy cars. The moment a country says "our money is backed by our country's reputation alone" is the moment your country's economy is controlled by someone else.