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The only conspiracy is the Gold Bug conspiracy.

The US did not have a Gold-backed dollar in practice. From 1933 onward, Executive Order 6102 was in effect, making it illegal for any individual to own more than 5 ounces of gold.

The majority of people living today have never lived in a time period where you could practically exchange dollars to gold. That's the true conspiracy. The Gold-standard arguably never even existed in the first place. (At least, from 1933 onwards)

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