tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post8384878056010111105..comments2024-03-17T07:55:12.096-07:00Comments on FOFOA: Confiscation Anatomy - A Different ViewFOFOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-19245963307878018172009-09-05T08:41:29.942-07:002009-09-05T08:41:29.942-07:00This was part of debate I had with a friend about ...This was part of debate I had with a friend about buying a 1/10 Oz. viking noble. This might help some of you in the jungle. <br /><br />I understand your angle hear, I use to be of the same school of thought.But, I have bankers secret for you. In 1933 when FDR stole the gold, five ounces was the individual limit. Anything more had to be turned in for paper (counterfieght) money, but numismatic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-75528571422706930702009-08-31T16:54:36.499-07:002009-08-31T16:54:36.499-07:00And what stops all of these claimants from suing n...And what stops all of these claimants from suing now? Why didn't they sue when we went off the gold standard? It is hard to imagine that more lawsuits would result from going back on than on going off.<br /><br />NessesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-86008781282369266242009-08-27T17:54:19.084-07:002009-08-27T17:54:19.084-07:00kewl...kewl...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-74374523833547442352009-08-27T15:30:17.381-07:002009-08-27T15:30:17.381-07:00The odds are in your favor!The odds are in your favor!FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-69457406307615579992009-08-27T15:27:43.834-07:002009-08-27T15:27:43.834-07:00another post coming soon?? !!another post coming soon?? !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-45934185524748930732009-08-27T07:52:15.623-07:002009-08-27T07:52:15.623-07:00This post was great. Better than Fekete's lat...This post was great. Better than Fekete's latest by far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-15428829023092480462009-08-25T14:43:40.792-07:002009-08-25T14:43:40.792-07:00Ender. Thoughtful reply and refreshing absence of ...Ender. Thoughtful reply and refreshing absence of dogma. Thanks.<br /><br />I agree with much of what you say too. My problem is that I know the author of the referenced piece personally. He is a retired merchant banker with antennae more finely tuned to disinformation than anyone else I know. He certainly has no interest whatsoever in promoting disinfo himself. Neither does he have an agenda Sabretachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652655872639394084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-10091252924429284642009-08-25T14:23:30.925-07:002009-08-25T14:23:30.925-07:00Ender, i've no idea such gold exists or not, b...Ender, i've no idea such gold exists or not, but it was said those elitists do not think for short term.<br /><br />Admitting there exist tens of thousands tons of gold in US vaults, now the dollar is going to zero. Perhaps all US debts are zeroed, quite good, isn't it?<br /><br />Well, let us start with gold payments now. It is not as nice as debt backed money, but still good enough.stibothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496901575312017807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-89884275682229774222009-08-25T11:18:39.224-07:002009-08-25T11:18:39.224-07:00@Sabretache above
I have to admit that I have not...@Sabretache above<br /><br />I have to admit that I have not read the information pointed to via your link, but have investigated stories like this before and find that they generally twist fact and fiction. If time permits, I will give this ‘black gold’ a read but will do so with an eye towards misinformation.<br /><br />The general conclusion with other stories is that the reader is left Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823932849020536252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-14404915095407888592009-08-25T01:58:54.176-07:002009-08-25T01:58:54.176-07:00FOFOA
Here's some evidence of the existence o...FOFOA<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_gold.htm" rel="nofollow">Here's some evidence of the existence of the 'Black Gold' I referred to above.</a> Worth a read before solidifying your thoughts on the way it might affects things - or not as the case may be.<br /><br />On S's point about it being relatively straightforward to reverse Sabretachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652655872639394084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-81929465588988955272009-08-24T16:09:48.253-07:002009-08-24T16:09:48.253-07:00Hi FOFOA,
Just in response to the idea of taking ...Hi FOFOA,<br /><br />Just in response to the idea of taking control of FED: I am not really sure if administration can truly take control of FED. The president is merely a rubber stamp when it comes to approving the chairman. The committee decides possible candidates for the Chairmanship of FED and president simply picks one of the 5 or 6 suggested names. So, even if Ben is ousted i see very Neonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-60512292710964005752009-08-24T13:35:45.676-07:002009-08-24T13:35:45.676-07:00Interesting post.
I too have been studying Prof...Interesting post. <br /><br />I too have been studying Professor Fekete's thesis on permanent gold backwardation. I think the professor is spot on and I that gold backwardation is unavoidable, given the inexperience of the current regime. Yet I am not at all sure it will end in no trade (Fekete) or freegold (the author of this post). Historically, the Chinese have placed a greater value Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-77489436965141268112009-08-23T14:31:40.169-07:002009-08-23T14:31:40.169-07:00Mad,
Thank you. I do disagree. But this is not ...Mad,<br /><br />Thank you. I do disagree. But this is not the first time! ;)<br /><br />Mantis,<br /><br />Thank you. You do sound like you have been on the Trail a while! Did you ever go by another name?<br /><br />Jim,<br /><br />Freegold is an emergent system. Not a government engineered system. Although some will help it along.<br /><br />Bron,<br /><br />Very thorough piece you wrote.FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-39096336787316921262009-08-23T14:15:23.236-07:002009-08-23T14:15:23.236-07:00Shanti,
Thank you! Fekete's latest is a MUST...Shanti,<br /><br />Thank you! Fekete's latest is a MUST-READ! Similar to this post and then some!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.professorfekete.com/articles/AEFDressRehearsalForTheLastContango.pdf" rel="nofollow">HOT Link</a>FOFOAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152544684132776239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-35474185267413801842009-08-23T12:25:52.198-07:002009-08-23T12:25:52.198-07:00FOFOA,
I know you may disagree but I think this is...FOFOA,<br />I know you may disagree but I think this is your best work to date.The Mad Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259128528077580628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-62232712855725380132009-08-23T09:57:12.355-07:002009-08-23T09:57:12.355-07:00Antal Fekete seems to have a new piece who has rem...Antal Fekete seems to have a new piece who has remarkably some simularities with your post.....<br /><br />"The Last Contango in Washington will eclipse the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Be prepared!"<br /><br />http://www.professorfekete.com/articles/AEFDressRehearsalForTheLastContango.pdfShantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961567177091565100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-70172483934405826002009-08-23T08:16:03.754-07:002009-08-23T08:16:03.754-07:00Good analysis. On the the hand, I would never coun...Good analysis. On the the hand, I would never count on the government to behave rationally, especially if it thinks its survival is threatened.<br /><br /><a href="http://daveeriqat.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Dave - Erstwhile Urban Wanderer</a>Dave Eriqathttp://daveeriqat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-19045294153197556082009-08-23T02:54:54.052-07:002009-08-23T02:54:54.052-07:00Also, I can easily foresee exchange controls in th...Also, I can easily foresee exchange controls in the United States that would include precious metals.<br /><br />Also, I find it no coincidence that in the United States, gold has not been officially re-priced in decades, whereas in Europe, the ECB regularly re-prices gold. (Quarterly, if I remember correctly.)Mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952705067035666229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-49513155564990762432009-08-23T02:33:31.579-07:002009-08-23T02:33:31.579-07:00FOFOA, I'm still new to your blog, but not new...FOFOA, I'm still new to your blog, but not new to finance or the gold trail. Excellent post, as always. A few thoughts I had whilst reading...<br /><br />....strategically placed fox urine indeed!<br /><br />....COMEX also exists as a direct descendent of Medici banking.<br /><br />The paper gold market as we understand it today did not exist before the gold window was closed, nor could it Mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952705067035666229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-63124408231165988682009-08-22T18:26:44.760-07:002009-08-22T18:26:44.760-07:00look at the legacy hedge book of barrick gold - it...look at the legacy hedge book of barrick gold - it is somethign like 9-10m oz at a price in the 200s or so. These are perpetual contracts that roll forward unless terminated by the other side annually. Wonder who is on the other side. <br /><br />A shadow inventory of gold would not be terribly difficut ot ascertain, considering you have a fairly good track record of prodution to reverse engineerSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-67811790687721394522009-08-22T13:09:20.213-07:002009-08-22T13:09:20.213-07:00The problem with your vision of currency collapse ...The problem with your vision of currency collapse is your imagined system of enterprise depends on the continued system of government.<br /><br />You will need to tie your vision of currency collapse to the reality of the collapse of national (and probably regional) government. You cannot remove the lifeblood of government (fiat) and expect continued operation. <br /><br />I hope you don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-73037808022290007002009-08-22T08:51:58.025-07:002009-08-22T08:51:58.025-07:00There is merit to this line of thinking. I see th...There is merit to this line of thinking. I see that the Chinese have begun to encourage their own citizens to accumulate gold and silver. I suspect they are trying to get rid of the reliance on the dollar that still exists inside of China. This has to be a good way to export the dollars from China and collect more gold with which to base their own economy upon.<br /><br />Another interesting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-76221820736400883312009-08-22T06:37:13.405-07:002009-08-22T06:37:13.405-07:00Interesting take on the confiscation issue. You ma...Interesting take on the confiscation issue. You may find my analysis of it from an Australian perspective of interest http://goldchat.blogspot.com/2008/11/australian-gold-confiscation.htmlBron Sucheckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530576934994289879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-71790103571155391312009-08-22T04:55:19.076-07:002009-08-22T04:55:19.076-07:00FOFOA,
Nice profound post !
FOFOA said,
"Fr...FOFOA,<br /><br />Nice profound post !<br /><br />FOFOA said,<br />"Freegold is not about huge profits for owning gold. It is only about the protection of wealth for everyone in the world. The huge profit only happen once, during the waterfall. It is a one time event. After that gold becomes the only store of value that keeps up with inflation... automatically!"<br /><br />Shanti asks,<Shantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961567177091565100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490468598422095060.post-69007394554369340512009-08-22T04:38:44.409-07:002009-08-22T04:38:44.409-07:00FOFA - Only recently tuned in but, nice blog. Some...FOFA - Only recently tuned in but, nice blog. Some impressive stuff. Thanks.<br /><br />I've held some physical gold for about 5 years now. I follow GATA and take more than a passing interest in the trade, monetary and political issues surrounding the metal. I would value your (and other commentators') observations on the following:<br /><br />There is evidence which I won't bore you Sabretachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652655872639394084noreply@blogger.com