| gabriel rosenkoetter on Fri, 3 May 2002 17:29:50 -0400 |
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On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 10:32:22AM -0400, Jeff Weisberg wrote: > except that gold is just as much a fiat currency as our dollars are today. > it has no (significant) intrinsic value, its value is derived from people > having faith in its usefulness in transferring wealth, just like our > paper money. Not true, actually. It conducts *really* well (though don't get rooked into thinking that those gold-connectored cables at Radio Shack are anywhere near worth what they're charging). -- gabriel rosenkoetter gr@eclipsed.net Attachment:
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