> *gold standard would force governments to be financially disciplined, right?* ...

		JumpCrisscross on April 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On anti-crypto toxicity > gold standard would force governments to be financially disciplined, right? This is such a weird belief. Is the claim that prior to the 20th century there were no wars of conquest or colonies? No kings and countries running up ruinous debt?

The claim is that these things were much more difficult to do.