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Originally posted by TheWalkingFox
in its many varieties, but not smart enough to mine their own gold without slave labor. There's also the problem that these aliens gave us what might be the least-efficient design for mining possible. I mean really, if YOU were going to engineer a slave race to mine your gold, would YOU start with a primate you found in a tree, or would you go with a badger or something?
In 1913, the Federal Reserve was created. Which meant that our economy was no longer backed by gold. Why? I mean; REALLY, WHY? That is, if you attest to the theory of the ancient manuscripts and their assertions that this alien race requires gold. . . it might make sense as to why we are no longer a gold-backed economy. Do any of you have any opinions on this theory? Because at this moment, that is all it is, is a theory. What do you think?
Originally posted by sizzle
reply to post by InSpiteOf
Please don't take this as argumentative, but our dear guv has only too recently been telling us how very willing our neighbors to the south are to do jobs that we won't, for far less. Hmmm?
Originally posted by DwaynetheSpecious
Interesting reading - enjoyed it
An the above photo of John Rockefeller looks a little weird... but have in mind that he is an old man on that photo - and old people normally get a different facial expression when they get older, and sometimes a little weird expression
Look at this photo taken in 1885: