Originally Posted by OrangeOkie
What would keep the U.S. manufacturers from raising their prices to compensate for the price of gold and demand gold only as payment?


Raising prices would mean over 800% inflation, so what would be the point of going back to gold backed money? As for demanding gold, the answer is printed on every bill. It says "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private". What that means is that no legitimate business can demand payment in gold or any other commodity.