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		jefftk on Sept 7, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Krugman on BitCoin The executive order you link to has not been in effect since the 70s.

IanDrake on Sept 7, 2011 [–]

That's not the point. The point is that the government can make it illegal to own gold by executive order anytime it wants.

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