4.) assuming you could bring back gold from the other planets in large
quantities cheaply, all that you would do is cause the price of gold to
drop precipitously on the world market, causing all the nation's gold
reserves to become almost worthless. this could lead to a world-wide
financial collapse.
Someone once wrote a science fiction story called "Element 79" where a
solid gold meteorite falls to Earth, and causes society to collapse due
to what it does to international gold prices.
Considering that the Federal Reserve has flooded us with paper "notes",
manufacturing is 13% of GDP, and wages have gone no place in 34 years, the
collapse has already occured. In Cuyahoga County, OH it is even worse than
in the rest of the new Roman Empire.
John Galt and V.I Lenin: separated at the Finland Station? ... If I was king, I would call Peter Rosenberg and Daryl Frances, WJFK, ... Side economics and the Contract With America, ... Bushie was to dump gold out of the treasury, ...price of gold in order to maximize executive compensation. ... (alt.politics.bush)
Re: Sorry, we are out of gold and silver ... The Disconnect Between Supply and Demand in Gold & Silver Markets ... There is a huge demand for both gold and silver right now in India and North America. ... If you are a huge bank, with hundreds of billions of dollars worth of short positions, and you know the price is going to explode, you can do one of two things. ... (misc.survivalism)
What the Price of Gold Might be Telling Us ... What the Price of Gold Might be Telling Us ... Since 2003, when the Iraq war began, world equity markets have ... (soc.culture.malaysia)
Prorok z gownem rozmazanym na buzi sie schowal... ... Postawil ciezko na puty a one dzis nawet do dupy podtarcia sie nie nadaja, tak sie maza ociezale lzami Proroka. ... Ever since the gold price started seriously threatening its psychological barrier at $500 an ounce, technical analysts have pointed out that to really motor, the price would have to break the $509,20 peak set in February 1983. ... Although exporters wince when they see the Rand strengthening, there is little question that the national interest is served. ... (soc.culture.polish)
