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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard The total amount of gold that has ever been mined has been estimated at around 142,000 tons.[12] Assuming a gold price of US$1,000 per ounce, or $32,500 per kilogram, the total value of all the gold ever mined would be around $4.5 trillion. This is less than the value of circulating money in the U.S. alone, where more than $7.6 trillion is in circulation or in deposit (although international banking currently practices fractional reserves).[13] Therefore, a return to the gold standard would result in a significant increase in the current value of gold, which may limit its use in current applications.[14] For example, instead of using the ratio of $1,000 per ounce, the ratio can be defined as $2,000 per ounce (or $1,000 per 1/2 ounce) effectively raising the value of gold to $8 trillion. However, this is specifically a perceived disadvantage of return to the Gold standard and not the efficacy of the Gold Standard itself. Furthermore, Gold standard advocates consider this to be both acceptable and necessary.[15] Fluctuations in the amount of gold that is mined could cause inflation if there is an increase, or deflation if there is a decrease.[16][17] Some hold the view that this contributed to the Great Depression.[18][14] Others argue that a politically usurped monetary system, not the gold standard, contributed to the Great Depression. Gold stocks were available to the Federal Reserve for credit expansion in the early 1930s. Fed operatives simply failed to utilize them.[19] Some have contended that the gold standard may be susceptible to speculative attacks when a government's financial position appears weak. For example, some believe the United States was forced to raise its interest rates in the middle of the Great Depression to defend the credibility of its currency.[18] Gold Standard advocates argue that the rise in interest rates during a recession is the appropriate market response, in order to encourage an increase in savings and return the economy to growth. If a country wanted to devalue their currency, it would produce sharper changes than the smooth declines seen in fiat currencies, depending on the method of devaluation.[20] ----- Original Message ----- From: Rahman To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:28 PM Subject: [Baraya_Sunda] Re: emas diduitkeun atawa duit diemaskeun? --- In [email protected], "Dian Tresna Nugraha" <dian.nugr...@...> wrote: > > DN: > Logam mulia saperti emas, perak, platina sacara alami tos jadi valuta > bebas pulitik.. Enya eta teh Kang kitu? Coba bandungan we tambang emas Amrik di Papua. Jaman Soeharto muatan politik na badag pisan. malah ayeuna ge pan jadi tambah pakepuk lin?
