What would really happened to the U.S. if it went on a "gold standard"?

Pluses and minuses?


Would it ever happen?

Anonymous2018-07-27T08:53:54Z

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Con: we don't have enough gold to back up today's dollars.Pro: It might kill inflation.

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blubberbutt2018-07-28T10:26:41Z

gold would be worth more than 20,000 per ounce.

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