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I saw this on an anti-Ron Paul site today. Some marxist said if America goes back to the gold standard it would either have to buy up all the gold on earth or it would have to find a way to take money out of circulation in order for the amount of money to equal the amount of gold. Is this true?
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If you default on debt why does the money supply contract? If I borrow $100 from the central bank, then spend it into the economy and then tell the central bank I default, I can't pay the money back, than that is $100 extra in the system that will never be taken out. Correct? If I had paid the money...