It's All About Money Bill Tatro July 3, 2017

The Gold Standard: Part 1 of 3

Why do we use it, and how does it impact us today? It’s a 3-part series. Today will be the first of those three.

Show Notes: (click the time next to each entry to jump to that portion of the audio)

02:18 - Quotes regarding gold - Ibn Khaldun and Karl Marx
03:27 - Intro to the gold lecture series
08:03 - Gold is a value peg
09:26 - Individual governments' holdings of gold and understanding the standard
09:54 - The origins and history of gold to the beginnings of recorded history.

Message from producer Brian: If you’d like to visit Bill’s previous tributes, click on the following;

His recent birthday wish to his father from June 7, 2017, click here. (24:29 minutes into the audio)
A brief story about his father in a post called ‘Deja vu All Over Again’ (link jumps directly to that part in the story). – From March 10, 2015
His 92nd birthday wishes and a more detailed account of his father’s experiences in Iwo Jima (post from 2016, tribute to Bill’s father is at 20:16 into the audio) from June 7, 2016

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With his passion for economics Bill Tatro has been entertaining audiences on the radio and in seminars for decades. Bill is an economist that provides weekly paid content to subscribers, and offers a free daily "lite" version as well.