Debate: Return to the Gold Standard

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Is a return to the Gold Standard a good idea?

Background and context

• Opposing Views: Should the US return to the gold standard

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Arguments:

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Yes

Gold acting as a store value (money) is limited in supply. So long as there is stable or increasing demand for the store of value (money) there would be a steady or increase in actual value.

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No

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Pro/con sources

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Yes

• Judy Shelton. "Stable Money Is the Key to Recovery". Wall Street Journal. 14 Nov 2008
• Bettina Bien Greaves. "How to Return to the Gold Standard". The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. Nov. 1995
• Alan Greenspan. "Can the U.S. return to the gold standard". Gold Eagle. 1997
• Swiss American Corporation. Inspiring America to Rediscover Gold

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No

• "Myth: The gold standard is a better monetary system. Fact: The gold standard causes deflation and depressions." Huppi.com

External links

• "Should the U.S. Return to the Gold Standard?" Opposing Views

• DeLong, Brad. Why Not the Gold Standard?. 8 Aug. 1996. 24 Dec. 2008