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He Who Pawns
03-30-2009, 10:32 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/g20-summit/5072484/Russia-backs-return-to-Gold-Standard-to-solve-financial-crisis.html

Has anyone else noticed that Russia seems to be sending out a lot of libertarian-sounding ideas lately?
Jeremy
03-30-2009, 10:34 AM
Russia? =O
RonPaulVolunteer
03-30-2009, 11:13 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/g20-summit/5072484/Russia-backs-return-to-Gold-Standard-to-solve-financial-crisis.html

Has anyone else noticed that Russia seems to be sending out a lot of libertarian-sounding ideas lately?

Yeah, kinda like Glenn Beck... :rolleyes:
Maverick
03-30-2009, 11:17 AM
Arkady Dvorkevich, the Kremlin's chief economic adviser, said Russia would favour the inclusion of gold bullion in the basket-weighting of a new world currency based on Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund.

I'm not sure I like the way that sounds.
Ozwest
03-30-2009, 11:23 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/g20-summit/5072484/Russia-backs-return-to-Gold-Standard-to-solve-financial-crisis.html

Has anyone else noticed that Russia seems to be sending out a lot of libertarian-sounding ideas lately?

I have seen Putin quote Dr. Paul and Peter Schiff before.
daviddee
03-30-2009, 01:48 PM
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He Who Pawns
03-30-2009, 01:53 PM
I have seen Putin quote Dr. Paul and Peter Schiff before.

Link??
idiom
03-30-2009, 02:05 PM
And all these people who told me we should ban gold as a world currency get to have a think.

Maybe I am right about Putin having learnt something in his life and being the last bastion of freedom against American Facism.
bossman068410
03-30-2009, 02:16 PM
He could make his country explode with prosperity.

1) Open market commodity based NON-fiat currancy
2) private property rights. ( They never truly allowed the people to own property )

His country would be the new superpower if they accomplished those 2...
I feel that he is part of the banking system though. I have no illusion he truly wants to reform his country.
Ozwest
03-30-2009, 02:21 PM
Link??

Sorry mate, but I am not going to chase that down. Fair call on your part, but I have actually seen Putin doing so.

I'll PM you at a later date with the links.

I'm a slacker...
He Who Pawns
03-30-2009, 02:27 PM
Well I would interested to see Putin quoting Peter Schiff!
haaaylee
03-30-2009, 04:48 PM
http://tidewaterliberty.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/vladamir-putin-quotes-ron-paul-warns-of-the-dangers-of-socialism/

he sounded like Ron Paul, but i don't think he ever actually quoted them. .