Democrat virtue signaling = bad energy policy and inflation

smokin away said:

If the market was truly free and we had real money instead of Federal Reserve dollars we wouldn't even be having this conversation or maybe pointing fingers at who we think is to blame.

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Define real money. Don’t say gold. Or any other fungible.

cannabineer said:

Define real money. Don’t say gold.

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Or silver. Back when I was writing, if any of the traders trespassing in my stories had any coin at all, you had to count it as ballast when figuring cargo carrying compacities on sailing vessels. At a pound a Pound, it adds up in a hurry.

smokin away said:

If the market was truly free and we had real money instead of Federal Reserve dollars we wouldn't even be having this conversation or maybe pointing fingers at who we think is to blame.

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Real money like bit coin?

injinji said:

Or silver. Back when I was writing, if any of the traders trespassing in my stories had any coin at all, you had to count it as ballast when figuring cargo carrying compacities on sailing vessels. At a pound a Pound, it adds up in a hurry.

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Note edit. The valuation of these materials is as artificial as that of printed paper.
“but what if things go to shit”
Congratulations! You’ve* been working so hard to make that happen in your larp wet dreams!
Now see what is more valuable: precious metal or weaponry. Especially bladed since we can’t make a good bullet any longer.

*the larps, not @injinji

smokin away said:

If the market was truly free and we had real money instead of Federal Reserve dollars we wouldn't even be having this conversation or maybe pointing fingers at who we think is to blame.

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Lol. So shiny things make us free.