The idea that there is not enough gold to support our economy is misguided. The price of gold will fluctuate with the economic activity of the country. If things go well, then the price of gold will rise to meet the activity. That way, individuals who hold gold will profit from the good economy. It would be an incentive to go out and be productive. Making the economy perform would be a national pastime to make the value of their gold rise. I see nothing but good things in that.
The government has in the past banned the ownership of gold coins for a very good reason. They know that the "MONEY" they are printing is nothing more than debt instruments used by international bankers to control us. If you own gold, then you are independent of their plans and that cannot be tollerated.
I would much rather have been payed in gold for all my work. By now I would have had enough real money to buy anything I would care to buy. For example, a person buying an automobile in 1920 would pay about $450.00 for a Model T. If you took $450.00 in 1920 and bought gold coins with that money, you could pay cash for a new car today. That is the power of inflation tax that the government is doing to us when it prints worthless debt instruments called federal reserve notes.
For a good historical backgound of the non "FEDERAL RESERVE", read "THE CREATURE FROM JEKYL ISLAND" by G. Edward Griffin.
Creature... is an excellent book. For something with a similar theme that integrates more recent developments, see, Special Privilege.