> It used to be that the US stood out because it took the law seriously The US t...

		RobotToaster 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How a French judge was digitally cut off by the US... > It used to be that the US stood out because it took the law seriously The US took everyone's gold under the bretton woods system, and then Nixon "temporarily" ended dollar gold convertibility when France asked for it's gold back.