当年戴高乐治下的法国建议废除以政府信用担保的法定货币，以金本位制度取而代之，最终迫使美国收紧财政政策。
What the French under General Charles de Gaulle actually did say was that fiat monies should be jettisoned in favor of the gold standard. The US would then be subject to tighter policy discipline.