I've posted this before so I'll post the link to the pdf…
matrixfiles.com/coin/coin.pdf
The worst thing we can do is go back onto the gold standard. This plays directly into the hands of the Roths. This book explains it very well. Very entertaining to read too.
America used to be on the silver standard, though it was Bimetallic - Silver held primary value and gold was given a ratio of 1/15 with regards the silver. 400 years of stability prior to 1873 when the coinage act made gold the primary value and destroyed silver as a store of value. Lays it all out. After 1873 first market crash was 1893.
Roths are behind the move to the gold standard as it consolidates their hold on resources.