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A comment on The Gold Standard and the Great Depression (1997). Parent comment

Re:The Gold Standard and the Great Depression (1997) by ur-whale on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:21PM (#29004163)
> From everything I've read, our being able to print money is an indispensable tool during financial crises.

You might want to add to your reading list the history of the Roman empire.

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Re:The Gold Standard and the Great Depression (1997) by inglor_cz on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:27PM (#29004240)
Not the OP, but this is a smug and not very helpful comment. The Roman empire era covered 1000 years in the West and 2000 years in the east. Can you be more concrete?
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