Comic #5985: gold-2

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Panel 1: Person: "Hey leprechaun, why the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?"

Leprechaun: "Ah, me laddy, ’tis tae maintain artificial scarcity."

Panel 2: Leprechaun: "If I spread me pot o’ gold hither an’ thither, ’twould put a wee coin in every pot!"

Panel 3: Person: "Next thing ye know, the gold standard backin’ up ye currency ain’t worth a tinker’s dam, to be sure, to be sure."

Panel 4: Leprechaun: "The world’s been off the gold standard since the late 20th century."

Person: "Aye?"

Panel 5: Leprechaun: "We’re far richer than back then too, but we maintain scarcity by way of cryptocurrency and by making things inefficiently and calling them artisanal."

Panel 6: Person: "Sure ’tis no wonder nobody wants me gold."

Leprechaun: "Do you have a pot of index funds by any chance?"

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