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    From $0 To Trillions

    The speculators did it. Protect the dollar:

    This is Nixon's speech taking the US off of the gold standard. More charts and graphs to follow.

    Discuss.

    Nixon Ends Bretton Woods International Monetary System - YouTube!

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    Erm, I thought FDR did that in the 30s? And forbid folks to hold gold. Nixon just did something like not fixing the greenback to gold, no?

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