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19 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 11h \ on: Reclaiming Gold is Rational (Financial Times, Gillian Tett) econ
They aren't getting that gold back, just like France didn't get it back 50+ years ago.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan OP 6h
I believe the French did, no?
Gotta check my history here, but... didn't they?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 6h
Did they get their gold?
I remember they sent the armada to retrieve it, but I thought that's when Nixon suspended gold redemption. Maybe I just assumed the ending of that story was the French slinking away empty handed.
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