If we stayed on the gold standard, the economic cycle would drastically amplified and we would go from massive inflation followed by depressions every decade. good post in rebuttal <A HREF="http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=21043233" target="_blank">http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=21043233</A>