Why Gold? Why Now? Quotes

“fixing the price of oranges would reward bad producers and punish premium producers. Say the fixed price was $1/lb. Growers of sub-par orange crops that normally sold for $0.75/lb get a profit boost. Meanwhile, growers of premium oranges that once sold for $1.25/lb would take a crippling loss.”
― E.B. Tucker, Why Gold? Why Now?: The War Against Your Wealth and How to Win It