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To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (31341)	3/19/2008 3:40:37 AM
From: RJA_	Respond to of 218167

>>i am not sure how you would be able to sell your gold coins to a dealer when there's a bank run. Bank runs are generally quick events. So far, they are handled by the FDIC backed one would expect based on current experience by the Fed. Gold is a hedge against currency devaluation. If there is a bank run either: Currency is replaced with new currency or if it is not -- gold and silver can become the money... Diversification into alternative forms of money is also good, such as CHF, NOK or Singapore Dollars. Also, multiple banks. Governments generally do not let banks fail... by printing currencies to save them... and in doing that, ultimately, currencies fail. Precious metals are for that event -- the currency failure.

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (31341)	3/19/2008 4:05:17 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218167

Paul Volker on "Charlie Rose" Tuesday March 18, 2008, was not what I wanted to hear. charlierose.com Volker says the Fed has already done what it can and in his estimation it falls short of what is needed. (Not a surprise) What does he suggest? I was disappointed to hear him suggest that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to tap their line to the U.S. Treasury to stabilize the mortgage market by buying mortgages - or some other institution needs to be created to do this. Volker pointed out that Fannie Mae was a government institution until the 1970s when it was semi-privatized to get it out of the budget, so this move would not really be so unprecedented. This is what Japan did with their "Home Lending Corporation" which made home loans at below market rates directly from the Japanese Treasury. It's not like that solved any problems. He said this mortgage problem is global because so many institutions around the world invested in our mortgage securities, so he feels the US needs to stabilize this market for our own economy and the world economy. Volker said these problems demonstrate the need for more stringent regulation of the mortgage industry and compensation which rewards risk-taking while saddling others with the eventual loss. But first the immediate problem needs to be addressed. Volker says he is hurt that the Swiss Franc is now worth more than the US Dollar (it used to be 1/2) and we face an inflation situation like the early 1970s when the inflation problem of the late 1970s to 1980s he faced began to get started. This may prove to be another link to this video _ video.google.com Neither of the video links are ready yet at the time of this post. .