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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 2374035, member: 37498&quot;]Indeed.&nbsp; But value is not a property that is unique to money.&nbsp; Nor is &quot;wealth&quot;.&nbsp; So the simple fact that we no longer use gold as currency, or that there were cultures that never used it as such, does not mean that gold wasn&#039;t valuable to someone, somewhere, at virtually every point in history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold &quot;as money&quot; and gold being worth money are two different concepts.&nbsp; I&#039;m not a really a fan of gold as money, because it&#039;s simply impractical given the size of our economy.&nbsp; Also, I don&#039;t really think it&#039;s the government&#039;s responsibility (AKA yours and mine) to back its (AKA our) currency with tangible goods (that you and I would have to produce).&nbsp; That&#039;s no longer necessary for money to serve its purpose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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