I agree that debt-based currencies are BAD and we should adopt some sort of tally-like system (bitcoin, maybe?)...
If the US didn't have to pay $700bn in interest every year, it would be much easier to balance the budget.
I believe the central banks colluding with the federal government - and their practice of fractional reserve lending - are also at fault there...
"Until we stop talking about deficits and Government spending and start talking about who controls how much money we have, it's all just a big shell game, a complete and utter deception. It won't matter if you pass an iron-clad amendment to the constitution mandating a balanced budget; our situation is only going to get worse until we root out the cause at its source."
-Bill Steer from
The Money MastersGold and silver can be manipulated by the wealthy just like central banking can with fiat. [emphasis added]
Helicopter Ben is manipulating the 'price' of dollars; just because gold and silver can be manipulated (and it is being manipulated at the moment, it is artificially low thanks to paper-shorts) doesn't mean (imo) you should not use them to preserve wealth. If you're saving in debt-based currencies because you don't like the alternative (not the best alternative, just the most likely)... you're cutting your nose off to spite your face.
I am an idealist at heart and fully understand Bryan's 'Cross of Gold' - this is one of the reasons I have embraced BTC.
I'm also a realist and am hedging against the forseeable future fall of fiat by holding physical gold and silver (in addition to BTC).