dnno1
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A commodity-based currency, such as gold, is the answer to inflation. Who says governments should be the ones with a monopoly on currency? In a true free-market economy, money will arise as the need arises. There could, quite possibly, be multiple exchanges of money. It's when governments get ahold of the purse when the corruption is ramped up.
You go back to a gold standard and you just set yourself up for opportunists to corner the market on gold or whatever commodity you base your currency on. That's kind of dumb. By the way:
Column: Gold still not the best inflation fighter
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/16/us-column-wasik-gold-idUSBRE96F0RO20130716
Also:
Commodities Are Poor Inflation and Currency Hedges
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/commodities-hedge-dollar-index/2/9/2010/id/26780