In Gold We Trust? The Future of Money in an Age of Uncertainty (Kindle Single)
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In Gold We Trust? The Future of Money in an Age of Uncertainty (Kindle Single)
After World War II, all currencies in the world were fixed to the dollar, which in turn was backed by gold. In principle, anyone holding dollars could exchange them for gold. This didn’t last given the chronic, large trade surpluses run in the 1960s by export-dependent countries such as Japan, then the emerging world power in trade much as China is
... See moreRichard Haass • The World
as the trend progresses, it comes to be understood that the central, underlying system that is being corrupted is the currency, that most of today’s political and financial malfeasance depends on easy money, and that inflation is an ongoing policy of this pervasive new regime. When this realization becomes sufficiently wide-spread, the trends towar
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Gold historically was the underlying monetary system until recently. Modern tech is by far, more important than gold now, and isn’t essential currently for a reserve system, as tech is much more important to underpin an economic system. Institutions and govts will take tech over gold now .
Dan • Tech Dollar 2: The War of the Worlds and Fate of the Dollar
Money is as much a social construct as it is a government one. Together, we must make sure that the values that are enshrined today in the US dollar and the currencies of other democracies—values like individual liberty, freedom of speech, personal privacy, free enterprise, and the rule of law—are encoded in the digital money of the future.