Economic Impact - Leaving the gold standard has caused significant hardship for a generation of Americans [1]

Monetary Policy & Gold - The US dollar was once backed by gold, but that system ended [1] - Devaluation and lack of confidence in fiat systems historically lead to a return to linking money to gold [1] - Printing money to pay debt leads to a lack of confidence, potentially triggering a relinking to gold [1] - A relinking of gold to money is conceivable, but far in the future [2]