[Southack]

If you want to store your wealth in gold, then you can use Dollars to purchase gold.- Southack

"Yes, but then if the dollar is debased, you are taxed on a fictious gain." - AdamSelene235

No, not if you traded in all of your Dollars for gold. In fact, at that point your gold will be worth more, so your investment would have proven fortuitous.

[AdamSelene235]

And when I want to buy a candy bar? I need to go to dollars at which point I have a fictious "capital gain".