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<p>[QUOTE="Owle, post: 883902, member: 22004"]I don't fear this. If I was a tax non-filer or tax protestor I would. Even then, I think the IRS has to send you a warning letter. They used to just do a raid, then make you prove that the pms were yours. </p><p> </p><p>That said, the IRS is still using SS#s to track transactions and grab $$ without sufficient probable cause. I haven't seen the statistics recently, but raids and seizures are still happening all across the country. </p><p> </p><p>The other extreme, theoretically, is that of anarchy, when people will not take hyperinflated money, only "real" things like pms, services and other goods. I have a lot of trouble imagining how this would work with 1/10 oz gold eagles and silver rounds. You go to a gas station, give the owner a couple of silver rounds to fill up your tank. He gives you some pre-65 dimes or quarters as change.... People in the BosNyWash area generally have no idea what real money is, let alone have had much experience with barter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Owle, post: 883902, member: 22004"]I don't fear this. If I was a tax non-filer or tax protestor I would. Even then, I think the IRS has to send you a warning letter. They used to just do a raid, then make you prove that the pms were yours. That said, the IRS is still using SS#s to track transactions and grab $$ without sufficient probable cause. I haven't seen the statistics recently, but raids and seizures are still happening all across the country. The other extreme, theoretically, is that of anarchy, when people will not take hyperinflated money, only "real" things like pms, services and other goods. I have a lot of trouble imagining how this would work with 1/10 oz gold eagles and silver rounds. You go to a gas station, give the owner a couple of silver rounds to fill up your tank. He gives you some pre-65 dimes or quarters as change.... People in the BosNyWash area generally have no idea what real money is, let alone have had much experience with barter.[/QUOTE]
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