[Oatka]

Athens in the fourth century B.C. chose to mint “redheads”, silver coins with bronze cores that were quickly exposed once the patina around the coins’ imprinted busts wore off. Rome did the same thing, and by the fourth century AD simply flooded its provinces with money of little real value.

But . . .the Romans demanded tax payments in solid gold and silver. So . . . Obama will hand out billions in fiat currency but demand tax payments in silver or gold. At one time that could be interpreted as an outrageous statement, but the way things are going, it isn't so far-fetched.

[SeekAndFind]

Remember this — FDR made possession of gold illegal.