RE: RE: RE: RE: eodway comparing apples to orangesbe careful what you wish for. If the world returned to a gold standard, a lot of African & South American countries would nationalize their resource. Canada, would be in a precarious predicament, since unlike other nations, our central bank doesn't hold much gold.
A return to a world gold standard would have huge geo-political consequences. I'm not saying it's a bad idea. But it would have very severe ramification.