A very fallacious argument has been the rule, because gold has been considered “money,” that all currency is “credit;” this at first blush would seem to be still further strengthened by the proposition that gold is only merchandise.
Woodhull critiques the assumption that all currency is merely credit because gold is viewed as money, challenging prevailing economic arguments.
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