Allow me to add my 2c worth to this question. No currencies are backed by gold in today's world.
So what's to stop our government from spending whatever they want and printing up more paper dollars (or creating more electronic dollars) to pay for whatever they feel like doing?
You already have my answer to this, in the previous question that you have already accepted.
Edited by The Geezer on May 26 2007 at 3:47 PM
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