Another powerful statement on behalf of a partial gold standard was made by Judy Shelton in The Weekly Standard, Washington, D.C. August 1, 2011. As the truth-or-dare battle over raising the debt ceiling moves toward a resolution of some sort, we are witnessing a unique political moment… The dollar has been at the core of global [...]
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