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Re: The Dollar is Backed by a Precious Metal
posted on
Mar 20, 2008 08:33AM
Actually the U.S. still has a bimetallic backing for it's currency. In the old days it was silver for everyday purchases and gold for storing wealth.
Now they use lead for everyday skirmishes and uranium when they really want to make a point.