A return to the gold (or alternative) standard won't do it in the modern global economy. I used to think it would, but I was thinking too provincially. Ultimately currency is worth what the marketplace believes it's worth. Consequently the only way to have a valuable national currency is either that the other indicator nations' currency falls more than ours, or we exercise responsible fiscal management. Experience shows that whenever the US even comes close to that, the US $ increases in value.

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