One Might As Well Try To Perform

Like Gold, U.s. Dollars Have Value Only To The Extent That They Are Strictly Limited In Supply. But The U.s. Government Has A Technology, Called A Printing Press (or, Today, Its Electronic Equivalent), That Allows It To Produce As Many U.s. Dollars As It Wishes At Essentially No Cost. By Increasing The Number Of U.s. Dollars In Circulation, Or Even By Credibly Threatening To Do So, The U.s. Government Can Also Reduce The Value Of A Dollar In Terms Of Goods And Services, Which Is Equivalent To Raising The Prices In Dollars Of Those Goods And Services.

How Much Would You Pay To Avoid A Second Depression?

Nobody Really Understands Gold Prices And I Don't Pretend To Understand Them Either.

The Impact On The Broader Economy And Financial Markets Of The Problems In The Subprime Markets Seems Likely To Be Contained.

I'd Throw Dollars Out Of Helicopters If I Had To, To Stimulate The Economy.