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On Wed, 11/26/14, Bruce Johnson <xxxxxx@Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TML] Credit, Debt, and Travel Restrictions
 To: "xxxxxx@simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@simplelists.com>
 Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 3:22 PM

 But in general, look to the Age of Sail for answers, and
 those were gold and letters of credit. Pirates and forgers
 made out like, well, bandits :-)

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 Bruce Johnson

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I recall reading somewhere that, before WWI, a significant % of the ballast carried by ocean liners was actually gold bars transferred 'tween various national banks!

In those 3I sectors that border 'vargr land', I've always wondered how many folks abscond across the border expecting that the 3I will never be able to 'get' them over there.

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