I agree with the poster above who said this reads more as a rant than anything else....done by someone who restates obvious and easily researched facts and figures. No new ground is being broken in this article; it only tells us what we already know as far as coinage history and rehashes common sense points that have been beaten to death elsewhere. As far as following Canada's lead in coin production, etc., seeing how we've already followed their lead by making a small golden dollar (we all saw how well that worked out), plus, considering how inefficiently the rest of their government programs work, I'm not sure they're the best role model.