Son seul argument, il n'y aurait pas assez de métal pour rendre à nouveau le dollar convertible...
Argument fallacieux bien sûr. La quantité de métal n'a pas bougé depuis 1971, c'est la quantité de dollars le problème
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank's effect on the dollar Tuesday, pushing back at the idea that policy makers should consider alternative proposals like the gold standard.
Bernanke, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee, was pressed by Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., on the viability of a return to a gold-backed economy or the idea of the Treasury Department issuing bonds payable in gold.
Bernanke, who has studied the issue, said a return to the gold standard wouldn't work.
"It did deliver price stability over very long periods of time, but over shorter periods of time it caused wide swings in prices related to changes in demand or supply of gold. So I don't think it's a panacea," Bernanke told DeMint.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-201 ... 14533.html
