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The US Must Return to a Gold Standard—NOW!

20th January 2026 Patrick Barron 0

The purchasing power of the US dollar has been debased by over ninety-nine percent since the foundation of the Federal Reserve. [(An ounce of gold cost $20.67 in 1913. According to the Wall Street Journal [more…]

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