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Here is the thing. The gold standard didn't disappear. There are "things" tied to "gold" and the Banks don't arbitrarily keep it. Whether you are for or against a main stream "gold" standard, don't be surprised if more people do not come forth and advocate for this. It may well come to pass.
This is very telling. They raided these poor people and thought they weren't video taped. Fortunately the security cams showed what they did. Shows what kind of people with which you are dealing. quote from the hill article: Also, consider another case of an individual who was convicted of tax evasion for paying his employees with silver and gold coins rather than fiat paper dollars. The federal government acknowledges that such coins are legal tender at their face value, as they were issued by the U.S. government. But when it comes to income taxes owed by the employees who received them, the IRS suddenly deems the coins to be worth their full market value as precious metals.