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		paulpauper on March 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How did the gold standard work? u cannot get your hand on enough gold to make it worth the criminal penalties. that stuff is heavy

lazide on March 13, 2022 [–]

What if you could sneak off with some every day with no one noticing?

The criminal penalties are heavy and the investment in countermeasures is extreme BECAUSE the motivation/enticement and payoff is high.

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