• jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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    18 hours ago

    You might be confusing gold standard with gold reserve. Fort Knox is definitely a thing. We have a gold reserve.

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      10 hours ago

      Yes, thanks for clarifying. I typed it out that way because “reserve” was in my head for the remaining sentences. As we both noted, there is a reserve, but it doesn’t back all the minted fiat.