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>> you can even convert a significant percentage of it to precious metals that you bury in your garden. People tried that in the US once.. The government pass

• nobody9999 5y ago
  >People tried that in the US once.. The government passed a law that made owning said metals illegal... >Which was in effect from 1933 to 1974... And now it's almost 50 years later. Why is that relevant now?
  • syshum 5y ago
    Because history repeats itself? Why is this even a question? Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and you can bet if people started divesting from the USD into gold and silver, gold and silver would be quickly made illegal to own
    • nobody9999 5y ago
      >Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and you can bet if people started divesting from the USD into gold and silver, gold and silver would be quickly made illegal to own I'll bet you an ounce of gold that doesn't happen while I'm still alive. As such, I don't care.