 A lot of people are still waiting to buy gold. The U.S. debt's risen 25%, but since 2019, the interest paid has gone up 75%. This is Michael Medved, and you may know that the value of gold rises as the value of the dollar falls. As the dollar becomes more worthless, gold becomes more valuable. Since 1971, when the dollar was completely divorced from the gold standard, gold has risen from $35 an ounce to over $2,000 a ounce.