In A Paper System, All Assets Are Backed by the Treasury Bond
Friday, August 17, 2012 13:53
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Submitted and © by Keith Weiner, president of the Gold Standard Institute
In A Paper System, All Assets Are Backed by the Treasury Bond
In a gold-based monetary system, every asset is ultimately backed by gold. This does not mean that every debtor (including banks) keeps the full amount of its liability in gold coin just lying around. Why would one bother to borrow if one did not need the money?
It means that every asset generates a gold income and every asset could be liquidated for gold, if necessary. If a debtor declares bankruptcy, the creditor may take losses. But he can rely on the gold income stream for each asset or if need be he can sell the asset for gold.
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