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What do neo-Austrain goldbugs see when they look at Lativia?
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Congress consented, but only after bitter debate that divided the Democratic party into two hostile camps-the eastern "goldbugs" and the silver wing of the West and South that was to propel young
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The 'goldbugs' showed the way starting years ago, buying one-ounce coins; big money buys bigger denominations.
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Across the country ordinary Americans are buying gold as if they're hard-core "goldbugs," the longtime fans who believe the precious metal is always the best investment.
SmartMoney.com 2009
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"goldbugs" who in desperation were seizing upon every straw to prevent fusion and so to promote their own chances of success.
The Agrarian Crusade; a chronicle of the farmer in politics 1923
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The only people more idiotic than goldbugs are the people that take Cato seriously. kafka says:
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While some analysts argue that gold is a bubble ripe for popping, goldbugs insisted that the precious metal is only moving in one direction.
Debt crisis sends financial markets into turmoil - live 2011
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Still, the goldbugs believe the barbarous relic will remain a potent investment as the U.S. wrestles with its deficit and the euro-zone countries squabble over debt problems across Europe's southern periphery.
The Summer of Our Discontent Dave Kansas 2011
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Look for goldbugs to really get behind the active destruction of the dollar and the U.S. economy.
Matthew Yglesias » Glenn Reynolds Urges Federal Default 2010
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One weird thing is that the goldbugs talk like populists, but the real Populists were usually greenbackers — advocates of a fiat currency and a national bank.
Matthew Yglesias » Fama: Bank Failures Could Have Been Sorted Out “In a Week or Two” 2010
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