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by over_the_raibow 1709 days ago
> You know who also is not on the gold standard? Every other country where a large range of conditions exist.

Every other country follows usa. After the second world war finished europe was reconstructing and depleted of any financial power so america set the tone in finance since it was the biggest winner. That s how we got the removal of the gold standard and dollar as the reserve currency for every other country.You make it seem as if every country reached the conclusion that gold standard must go by itself.