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Housing is really key though. If couples do not have enough space, they do not have children, especially now that birth control is trivial.

The extreme disconnect between incomes and house prices was also likely a result of abandoning the gold standard.

I think we should return to physical metal money, but it should be silver because it's far more practical for everyday use. And it should be by weight alone, not "dollars" which can be redefined at will:

https://patrick.net/post/1378593/2023-02-20-we-should-all-just-use-silver-by-weight

And we can just start doing it, no matter what the Fed wants.

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CSF's avatar

This is great. Conservatives need an optimistic alternative vision for the future, not simply a reaction to the degeneracy of the left. Finding purpose within the context of family, community and nation, as opposed to radical individualism, is the solution, but to sell this message you don't merely need a dry list of facts. Feelings don't care about your facts. Think of the 1985 Gillette Comercial. It celebrates looking sharp, hard work, accomplishment, relationships, marriage and family.

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