Erich encouraged me to apply to the graduate program in the department, but I had not taken the GRE, and with the
foreign currency problems in my country at that time the $ 40 application fee was more than the street value of my monthly student stipend.
Switzerland joining the Eurozone would have to join the EU; would not solve
the currency problem but merely make the problem permanent $ $ Jun 14, 2012
Gold is not tied to any currency and since inflation is
a currency problem (over printing of money), you don't want your high inflation protection paying you in the same money being wrecked by inflation.