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Old 07-16-2011, 04:29 PM  
Sly
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Originally Posted by MrMaxwell View Post
Gold is money I don't care what our past 100 years may or may not say. Istorically, gold, it is money because it's universally accepted as valuable. Period.
Universal value does not make something money. Money is a common medium that people can use to pay for and sell services/products.

Corn has universal value, wheat has universal value, rice, oil, and the list goes on and on.

Walk into a car dealership with a corn contract and see what they say. Walk in with a couple bars of gold and see what they say. They'll be stumped.
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