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Black: 'When priced in gold, the US economy is at depression-era levels'

Frik Els | January 01, 2013 | 9:58 pm Precious Metals Gold 

Sovereign Man has a must read piece for the new year where he discusses how when priced in gold, the US economy is at depression-era levels. Simon Black plotted GDP per capita numbers since 1791 denominated in ounces of gold...

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