Sigh. One more time:
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Ron Paul has never said a gold standard is the answer to anything. Ron Paul talks about “competing currencies” or simply “sound money”.
Gold as Money: FAQ
Also, Rothbard explains how a shift back to a gold standard might occur in a practical, step-by-step plan…
The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar, & The Case for a Genuine Gold Dollar by Murray Rothbard
(and you might go ahead with
- Gold as Money: FAQ
- What Has Government Done to Our Money?,
- The Mystery of Banking by Murray Rothbard
just for good measure)
Actually, here’s the full recommended reading list, in order.
Then of course, you have all the threads where this was addressed before. Here’s a few of them:
Help me argue for a gold standard.
Is there enough gold in the world to go back to a gold standard?
AE full reserve banking proposal
The Case Against Gold: Why Ron Paul is Wrong About The Gold Standard by Gregg Hilton