[politicket]

But payments in gold are surely possible — and this may be where we are heading.

We're definitely not heading to gold - as much as the goldbugs would like to think.

What we need is currency issued that is not debt-based, but instead issued by our Treasury (not the Fed) based on the completed labor of our citizens.

[mvonfr]

If dollar fails, there will be not trust to any US currency, regardless of its labelling.

OK, if you don’t like gold, suggest something else.—otherwise international trade is gone totally.

[kiryandil]

We're definitely not heading to gold - as much as the goldbugs would like to think.

mvonfr is talking about large commodity transactions, not currencies or a gold standard.