you know, the gold standard is only as good as the gold… i read something recently about the downfall of rome as a result of dilution of the gold content of their coins. wiki charles ii and specie or something…
there is essentially zero oversight of the federal reserve, the financial companies, wall street… like in big fish where steve buscheme’s (sp?) character takes off for wall street where the real crimes take place. if the people trusted with the security of the dollar or gold coin or clam shells or sticks can’t be trusted, it doesn’t matter what you chose to represent your tomatoes. without trust, it’s back to barter and good luck carrying even lunch money worth of tomatoes in your gold plated money clip.
