Yes the system that lasted for thousands of years, which was fine until politicians turned the system into a polítical utility making promises they knew they co

Yes the system that lasted for thousands of years, which was fine until politicians turned the system into a polítical utility making promises they knew they could never keep, and which was replaced by another system that is falling apart after 50 years. If a gold standard was a disaster, I don't know what our current system is.