Why was free silver such a big deal back then? Why did Republicans favor the gold standard over the silver?
>>18290339It's a big deal now; it just goes by a different name. The question back then:> should currency have an unlimited expansion?> should inflation be used as a tool to make the debt already owed by the population 'cheaper'Replace silver with federal reserve note, and there are only a few differences
>>18290339>india was bottom of the barrel even in 1896
What if I told you that people who own a lot of gold back a gold standard, and people who own a lot of silver back a silver standard, and that there's nothing more complicated to it than that?
