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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH, Thursday, December 15, 2011 [View all]AnneD
(15,774 posts)97. I am far from being paranoid.....
But this sets up the means for them to confiscate should they decide, and believe me, they will decide to. This is an effort to grab wealth from a government that has lost creditability.
My Greatgrandfather had his gold coins confiscated in the 30's, replaced by worthless fiat. This wasn't in another country, this was in the United States, in Arizona.
Think I am a nut case? Get back to me after the first bank holiday and our currency and your savings account value is melting like a snow cone in Phoenix.
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DemReadingDU
Dec 2011
#22
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