Originally Posted by Dixie_Dude
Someone else said Trump wants to go back on the gold standard.
That is impossible without a catastrophic social disruption and an unbelievably huge increase in the price of gold. I'm all for it. Actually William Jennings Bryan's idea of bimetallism was a good idea. A group of metals such platinum and palladium etc. trading at a fixed ratio could be done. But alas, the central banks will kill any such move.


Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."