From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: LOL... Moronic 4 Year Old Thinks We're Still On The "Gold Standard"
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:30:27 -0500
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
On Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:21:08 GMT, Jan Panteltje says...
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> >AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>wrote:
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> >On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:04:15 GMT, Jan Panteltje says...
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> >> The US dollar has lost more than half its value in the last 2.5 years.
> >
> >Thank you, Joe Biden.
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> https://www.macrotrends.net/1335/dollar-vs-gold-comparison-last-ten-years
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> Better thank Mr tramp
> https://www.macrotrends.net/1335/dollar-vs-gold-comparison-last-ten-years
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> Look at were the huge peak is: The last few month!!!
Whoooo HOOOOO!
And tell us EXACTLY how the dollar vs. gold drives our economy.
Hint: it doesn't.
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Dear precious wittle 4 year old Jan,
So, you know how people buy things like toys and candy with money, right? Like
dollars?
Well, the United States has a big economy, which means it has a lot of people
buying and selling things. And the price of gold is like the price of a
special toy that some people like to buy.
Imagine you have a lemonade stand, and you sell lemonade for 50 cents a cup.
If someone offers you a dollar for a cup of lemonade, you might think that's a
good deal! But if someone offers you 10 dollars for a cup of lemonade, you
might think that's too much money.
The price of gold is like that, but instead of lemonade, it's a special metal
that some people like to buy and sell.
And just like how the price of lemonade doesn't affect how many toys you can
buy, THE PRICE OF GOLD DOESN'T DIRECTLY AFFECT THE U.S. ECONOMY, overall.
The U.S. economy is like a big machine that has many parts, like people
working, businesses making things, and people buying things. And it's driven
by things like:
People working and earning money
Businesses making things and selling them
People buying things they need or want
The price of gold might affect some people who own gold or work with gold, but
IT DOESN'T DIRECTLY AFFECT MOST PEOPLE'S DAILY LIVES OR THE OVERALL ECONOMY.
Think of it like this: even if the price of gold goes up or down, people still
need to buy food, clothes, and toys. And businesses still need to make things
and hire people. So, the price of gold is just one small part of the big
economy machine, and it doesn't control everything.
Does wittle Jansie now understand gold vs. the dollar and the economy?
That's good Jan... now, go outside and play. That basement's probably getting
quite rank.
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