[mikey_the_redneck]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

I typed this post before Shawnski replied that he's not advocating for a return to the gold standard. Many of Ron Paul's supporters (and IIRC Paul himself) have argued for this action.

I have not read Ron Pauls book End the Fed, but I don't think he advocates a gold standard in the traditional sense. He always talks about "competing" currencies using silver and gold, and putting the Fed under the control of the government, which it currently is not, ....aside from appointing a few bankers to head the FOMC, and the chairman.