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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1224356, member: 22143&quot;]As I said before, personal anecdotes are irrelevant unless you are willing to provide some proof that it matters.&nbsp; While it&#039;s important to you, it&#039;s not to anyone else looking to discuss holding gold.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I shouldn&#039;t keep having to say this, but conditions prior to 1971 have nothing to do with where we are today.&nbsp;&nbsp; The US government defaulted on the $ then, and hence this is when we went completely fiat.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is when the Gold - Oil - USD was established.&nbsp;&nbsp; While the rest of the world hates it, and Vladimr Putin addressed it again just yesterday, this is what the world dances to.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is why Gold is different than all other PMs and isn&#039;t just a commodity like a bag of sugar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that Silver might be like a bushel of pork bellies, but not gold.&nbsp; I&#039;ve given the exact reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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