First published by Money Metals Exchange here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/01/04/our-34-trillion-debt-is-turning-the-states-to-gold-002911
“Gold and silver are money,” the 2024 Sound Money Index notes, “not by government decree, but because they have proven to be over the test of time, by maintaining their value.” That insight is underscored, as the 2024 index is released, by the fact that the fiat dollar is flirting with an all-time low versus gold.