[GOP_1900AD]

1. Bilaterally negoitated trade with nations who we decide we want to trade with (but no overarching, global mandate or standardization). 2. Extremely strong military. 3. Actual expansion of US territory. 4. Gold standard. 5. No nations from Europe (or Asia) messing around in our hemisphere.

[fooman]

Voilently agreed with 1, 2 and 5.


No need to build empire.

Gold standard is bad-it ties the money supply to a metal rather economic growth.

There have been gold shortages in the past (turn of the century, in which I beleive the boar wars were fought over in part) that have caused deflation.

No need to be dependent on third countries for our money supply.. it is bad enough that we are dependant on them for oil. I wrote ten page or so paper on this when I was at U of Chicago, if you are interested.