I don't disagree with your post, in theory, and I said I have no solution. But I would expect a mass die-off if all government assistance and...
I suppose that if all socialistic policies on work and welfare disappeared, the "poor" would have to work for whatever wage they could get....
Then lets assume for a moment that there was no socialism. The advances in technology and manufacturing have brought the world to a point where...
I agree, but apparently it's going to fail anyway. Edit: I should qualify this. By "fail" I mean fail in its intent to facilitate the...
That's true. But in the Dark Ages, even serfs were self sufficient. Now, there are many people who would probably die without government aid....
In theory, I agree with you. In practice, throughout history, it seems that wealth and property gradually makes its way to the top [like cream,...
ASEs cost more, but you can normally sell them for something above spot price. There is no escaping the bid/ask spread, so it is a matter of...
We'll just let that sit out there for others to ponder...
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It's a tough selection because real estate has been the traditional way for the average person to make a small fortune because of the leverage....
Everyone should read your statement carefully. You did a better job than anyone else could to refute your own statements and prove yourself...
Your statement is irrelevant. The specific Fed accounting doesn't matter. Payment is made in dollars, so there are fewer dollars in circulation....
Whenever the Fed sells any asset, it collects cash and decreases the outstanding money supply.
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I have read, but cannot confirm, that China [I don't know if this refers to the central bank or government] may be one of JP Morgan's large...
It would still decrease the money supply. I know there are other factors at work, but a theory that increasing gold prices equates to a falling...
If central banks sell gold and, in effect, "retire" the currency collected to pay for it and contract their balance sheet, isn't that the same thing?
If that's the case, and silver and gold are well off their high's, does that mean that you believe the dollar has soared in value lately?
The ETFs are a good idea except when it comes to tax season. If you follow the rules, it's a headache. I tend to avoid them in favor of CEF....
The problem I see with this is that if/when silver starts to trend again, either up or down, your program will lose money or opportunity cost. I...
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