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“With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue money to defraud and plunder the people.” ~ Fredrich August von Hayek |
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“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value: zero.” ~ Voltaire |
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“...the U.S. government can also reduce the value of a dollar... under a paper money system, a determined government can always generate higher spending and hence positive inflation.” ~ Ben Bernanke |