Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JTL, post: 8152669, member: 83510&quot;]There is a good book called “The Mandibles” by Lionel Shriver which came out a few years ago. Its about an obnoxious rich family who becomes impoverished when the US dollar becomes essentially worthless after a new crypto currency becomes accepted worldwide as a replacement to the USD as the international reserve currency. The novel is supposed to be darkly comic and satirical, but it’s portrayal of how miserable and uncomfortable life would become if your money suddenly lost all of its value is actually pretty scary… I do remember in the book the tax police, called SCAB (social contribution assistance bureau) visit homes of those suspected of “not paying their fair share” in evermore crushing taxes and use metal detectors to search for hidden contraband gold and silver which has become illegal to own. It’s the only book I’ve ever read which is hilariously funny and also scared the hell out of me. Interesting to note that a book written probably 10 years before the great Covid panic of 2020 foresaw the scarcity of toilet paper as a significant outcome of a financial collapse - Ha![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in