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[–] GunsSaveLives 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is accurate. Sadly. And the only thing backing the money is IOUs by the U.S. government to the Federal Reserve Bank, and - get this - the IOUs themselves are to be paid with U.S. dollars. If the government ever paid off all of the national debt our financial system would crumble.