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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 934409, member: 5629&quot;]I agree with tommybee.&nbsp; It is simply not possible to talk bullion without talking government and politics.&nbsp; One person had made a comment about even the mention of the Federal Reserve as being meaningless to a discussion of bullion.&nbsp; The actions of the Federal Reserve, as well as the FTC, SEC, executive orders of the President, and legislation out of Congress all have an impact on bullion...and that is only for the United States!&nbsp; What about actions of the Russian and South African governments?&nbsp; What about government interference in Australian mines and its affects on PM prices and availability.&nbsp; China scooping up PMs and base metals affects world markets and brings out much speculation on the matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Granted I do not involve myself here in the bullion forums here much, but these are very real aspects that affect bullion production and prices, and users should not be blocked from discussing investment and speculation in a forum that lends itself by nature to such.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Another problem that exists if the bullion forum become &quot;regulated&quot; here at CT is the fact that if there is only selective enforcement, then valid arguments and speculation on bullion can be muted because of one or more people&#039;s individual philosophy on the subject.&nbsp; Quite a way to create a forum of &quot;yes&quot; men.</p><p><br /></p><p>And to silence all poli-economical speech is, as I alluded to, to silence all meaningful discussion regarding bullion, because politics are the main driving forces in bullion supply and price.&nbsp; Even in the U.S.A. one may not mine without a claim deed.&nbsp; Here in Wyoming, the government has restricted claim deeds to where there is about a two year wait, and only a handful of new claims will be issued in that period (2-3 a year).</p><p><br /></p><p>This is politics!&nbsp; And it happens in every country.&nbsp; And it affects the production of PMs.&nbsp; So, as you can see, even the &quot;insignificant&quot; things about politics can have an affect on bullion that has meaningful discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bullion forums here are still in its infancy, and I personally believe that much discussion that *could* occur in the forum does not because of its political nature.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a little cud to chew on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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