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Fire Walk With Me

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7. I support having a system not jackable by jerks, which promotes some level of responsibility.

Reply to frazzled (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 12:38 PM

Jan 2013

I don't know the ins and outs of what happened under the gold standard, but would hope that it was better than this science fiction we're being forced to endure at the expense of the poor. I just want something sane, which works for the people of this country, as it's supposed to.

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Learn me on this: There's no money for social programs but they're going to mint a $1 trillion coin? [View all] Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 OP

The coin is so they can PAY for all the social programs frazzled Jan 2013 #1

Thanks, gotcha. The rest of us have to balance our checkbooks but they can create money out of Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #4

You support the gold standard? frazzled Jan 2013 #5

I support having a system not jackable by jerks, which promotes some level of responsibility. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #7

Question nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #6

Throw coin over Fiscal Bluff - make wish leftstreet Jan 2013 #2

Minting the coin costs whatever an ounce of platinum costs Recursion Jan 2013 #3

Its only one little coin... Historic NY Jan 2013 #8

Will it have P.T. Barnum or Charles Ponzi on the face? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #9