Inflation caused by the Federal reserve is a terrible thing for the country. There is probably a way to move to a real money system without causing catastrophe. We did it before, didn't we?
I guess if the "value" was set to gold in a way that reflects current wealth, it could "freeze" things essentially. We wouldn't personally all lose our a$$es but the future would work out correctly. I dunno much about that, I was a marketing major...hehe.