50 years ago today. August 15, 1971. This Announcement was made to remove the U.S. from hard money to fiat currency.

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Foreigners could still demand gold for Dollars until that date. The US wasn't able to fulfill that promise due to exploding debt caused by the Vietnam war. The French tried and sent warships to New York in order to pick up their gold. If other countries followed suit, the gold reserves would have depleted completely.

When Nixon looked in the empty vault he knew the gig was up.

As long as you can actually get the physical gold from the party with the printer, then the system can't just run amok, because there is always someone who will call you on your bulls#$%. Clearly it was not 100 % backed, but the system can work, as long as there isn't a run on the bank, like there was in 1971.

In 1971 the USA was on the Bretton Woods system, USD was 40% backed by gold. This move by Nixon screwed over most European countries that traded with US.

The USD was like holding gold, until the music stopped.

The majority of Americans buy American made products. Fast forward 50 years literally nothing is made in America anymore

In 1980, the US was the world’s largest exporter of finished goods and the world’s largest importer of raw materials. Now, they’re the world’s largest importer of finished goods and world’s largest exporter of raw materials.

And now gas is $4.90 a gal in CA... Fed is still at it today with fiat money printing. Gas was .36 cents per gal 8/13/71

Also.. FWIW: This also allowed for the unlimited funding of the Democrats Welfare State we have today. Otherwise known as Johnsons Great Society.

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Watch him shake his head at 1:05 as he says "Your dollar will be worth just as much tomorrow as it is today" In poker it is called a tell, in the real world it is called a lie.

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On July 15, 1971, the President shocked the world by announcing on live television that he would visit China the following year. The week-long visit, from February 21 to 28, 1972, allowed the American public to view images of China for the first time in over two decades

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That's the plan to solve the raising debt problem. Devalueing the savings = devaluing debt. It's a forced redistribution of wealth = collectivism = communism in the end.

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That is because Charles DeGaulle Called USA's Bluff on Gold A LONG TIME AGO

Translated into English--Press the "CC" button (also other languages) In 1965, French President DeGaulle called for a return to the Gold Standard-- in his speech, he announced that the US plan enabled them to have enormous debts, and would lead to a collapse of the worldwide currency and a second Great Depression.

A summary of what DeGaulle said: The U.S. Dollar sooner or later will crash because it is not attached to gold and therefore will be misused by the politicians and the FED who will create immense debt - which we all have to carry in one way or another. And since the Dollar is the world currency it will eventually bring down all other countries aswell. As the U.S. dollar goes, so goes the world. The remedy: currencies attached to gold.