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Larry White on Gold, Fiat, and Bitcoin: Determining the Ideal Monetary Standard

Macro Musings with David Beckworth

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The Gold Standard and the Predictability of Money

Since money is tied to gold, there's only so many notes to go around. This means people hoarding money, less spending, prices going down. But because prices go down, it makes gold mining more profitable. You can bring that gold out of the ground, you get money,. That money has more purchasing power, and so it self-corrects.

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