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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1560332, member: 37498&quot;]Indeed, but I believe the government could care less about tracking what most people spend their money on.&nbsp; They want control.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) as an example.&nbsp; You invest money in a special account for your retirement.&nbsp; You get tax breaks for investing your money in such an account - either up front (traditional IRA), or on the earnings (Roth IRA).&nbsp; Sounds great, and they are.&nbsp; But, they also give a great deal of leverage to the government.&nbsp; There are only a few qualifying reasons to withdraw your money early from an IRA, and if you do, you get hit with some pretty severe penalties.&nbsp; Once you hit retirement age, I believe you can only withdraw your money on an annunity schedule.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think you can take a lump sum payment and take all your retirement money to another country.&nbsp; You can invest your IRA money into precious metals, but it still boils down to dollars in - dollars out.&nbsp; So, as an American with an IRA, the continued success of the country, our government, and the dollar is in my best interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>If things get worse than they already are, as a veteran and a person that values our constitution, I could see myself being one of those people participating in a revolution.&nbsp; But, my first priority in life is the well being of my family.&nbsp; I would have to consider the pros and cons of the situation and the money my wife and I have in our IRAs would weigh heavily on our decision.&nbsp; Basically, life would have to get pretty bad before there would even be a chance of our coming out ahead in any sort of revolution...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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