From my understanding, remove from the gold standard just allows government to arbitrarily make up the value of the now fiat currency, which is why we now struggle with inflation and soaring debt.
It seems obvious that you’d want your dollar to theoretically be fixed to another medium with a readily appraisable value simply to maintain stability and prevent government corruption through manipulation of the monetary supply.
But then again, I’m no economist.
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But they *can’t* arbitrarily make up the value of fiat currency, or at least not without creating an economic shock. The value of a free-floating currency isn’t solely determined by what the issuing government *says* it’s worth. It’s determined by the demand for the currency versus the supply of the currency.
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