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Originally Posted by TheDoc
Aye, but that was more removing gold as our money system and forcing us onto notes and the rest of the new deal crap. Before the take over - gold's value was flat, afterward it increased and eventually our money value too.
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It was flat because it we were on a gold standard. The dollar was "as good as gold". Roosevelt forced everyone to sell their gold and then devalued the dollar (making gold more valuable) re-pegging it to gold at a lower valuation.