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Episode 8: Why The Dollar Isn’t Money – PART 2

January 12, 2021/0 Comments/by Monetary Metals

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In a prior episode, we introduced the distinction between money and fiat currency, discussing what gives the dollar – or any fiat currency – its value. Now, we continue that conversation discussing additional characteristics of money, and illustrate how a false definition of money can lead to a corrupt state that wields blank checks. In […]

The Standard & Poor Downgrade of Uncle Sam

January 1, 2013/by Keith Weiner

The Standard & Poor Downgrade of Uncle Sam

By now, everyone knows that S&P downgraded the debt of the USA from their top rating, AAA, to their second-highest grade, AA+. Most of the commentary has been of the pin-the-blame-on-the-donkey variety. For all most people know, this is the collapse of the currency and the financial system and their biggest concern is that Obama […]