You underestimate the resourcefulness of Americans freed from the nanny-state, and able to coin their own money. As great as it is, the Comstitution has a few subtle flaws. One is the restriction on coinage and money. As it turns money — in the course of human events post 1789 — is privatized already, but not liberated. The US money supply is, today, fascist — run by oligarchy in cahoots with the government.
It’s unfortunate that Paul’s anti-war position causes succh a visceral reaction among many conservatives taht they oppose him as well when he advocates true conservative positions, such as the proper size and scope of government, the role of the government, the relationship between citizen and state, the proper level and method of taxation, the need for a monetary authority, and the desirability of a commodity-backed currency.
In 1996, mainstream GOP candidates for the Presidency advocated going back on the gold standard, and eliminating the Departments of Education, Transportation, HUD, and HHS. Now someone who takes such positions is apparently a candidate for institutionalization.
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