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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;macjeff, post: 45987, member: 2783&quot;]Ask and ye shall receive:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard</a></p><p><br /></p><p>and</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system</a></p><p><br /></p><p>At this point in time, and for the last 30+ years, the dollar, instead of being backed by gold, has, as I understand it, been backed by &quot;the full faith and credit of the United States government.&quot; In other words, the dollar is worth a dollar because the government says so! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Don&#039;t think about that too long, as it&#039;s a bit scary!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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