Why did we abandon the gold standard?

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Why did we abandon the gold standard?

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A lot of good examples in the comments. My biggest concern is that this fiat standard doesn’t really account for human incompetency and greed. It is a reasonable system in times of desperation but it will be impossible to sustain it over centuries. $34T debt on US and increasing on an alarming rate. Impossible to sustain

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