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It's only bad if it's 3/4 gold standard, 1/4 blue with a leprechaun on it standard

Author: jabbadoody5 (16613 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:40 pm on Aug 16, 2012

And by bad, I mean I wish I was dead at the mere thought of it.

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Replies to: "It's only bad if it's 3/4 gold standard, 1/4 blue with a leprechaun on it standard"

Can someone explain to me in laymen's terms why the gold standard is bad? [NT] - McSweeney - 3:04pm 8/16/12 (21) [View All]
- No...but I can show you. [NT] [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:40am 8/17/12
- This man can explain it. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 2:10am 8/17/12
  - Choose your next witticism carefully, Mr. BVZ... - Big Slick - 8:25am 8/17/12
    - "Do you expect me to talk?"....... Why, No Mr. Big Slick, I expect you to die! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:43pm 8/17/12
- Because it restricts the money supply, and therefore puts limits on the economy [LINK] - Chris94 - 10:30pm 8/16/12
- It's only bad if it's 3/4 gold standard, 1/4 blue with a leprechaun on it standard - jabbadoody5 - 5:40pm 8/16/12
- Because 39 oz gold of median income in 2010 is better than 248 oz of that in 1969 for full time - Eli - 4:39pm 8/16/12
- Milton Friedman on the Gold Standard. - iairishcheeks - 4:36pm 8/16/12
- Are we still talking about the new uniforms? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:22pm 8/16/12
- I'll take a shot - Flanner525 - 3:33pm 8/16/12
  - Repeating it and getting pummeled as we speak. [NT] - McSweeney - 4:04pm 8/16/12
    - Bad things happen. You now have two choices: - Flanner525 - 4:11pm 8/16/12
      - "Just when you think you have all the answers, I change the questions." - fredyo - 6:31pm 8/16/12
        
        pretty sure I've posted that on here numerous times - Flanner525 - 7:02pm 8/16/12
        
        Hook, line and sinker... - fredyo - 7:09pm 8/16/12
        
        no problem [NT] - Flanner525 - 9:18pm 8/16/12
        
        Si. [NT] - fredyo - 9:18pm 8/17/12
- Restricts the supply of money too much. [NT] - Frank L - 3:27pm 8/16/12
  - Yes, but still better than the standard of no accountability, easy money, debt-induced inflation... [NT] - Eli - 4:55pm 8/16/12
    - Both can be evils. the trick is to find the sweet spot in the middle. [NT] - Frank L - 6:41pm 8/16/12
      - The trick is to discover how it is that a private corp. controls our Gov't... - fredyo - 7:14pm 8/16/12