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Old 09-09-12, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by spinnaker
And with inflation, it will take at least a 20 dollar bill to provide the same protection a dollar used to.
and yet another good reason not to go back to the gold standard or gold as a transferable currency because gold bars or nuggets make a terrible boot.
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