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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (76423)	7/16/2011 6:25:17 PM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218167

TJ, C2, others here. <Just curious -- how many people do you know that actually own physical gold? > Of the people who don't have money, none of them have gold. Of those with mortgages, few if any. Even gold was actual money, not many people had gold. Silver was more common as coins. Or copper coins. Here is how mob mentality could arrive, with pitchforks. The public cry could go up "Repudiate the loans, introduce a gold standard". That would be gold mob mentality even while few own actual gold. Mqurice

To: Cactus Jack who wrote (76423)	7/17/2011 1:30:07 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218167

i know some folks who have gold even though they have enough, as in more than fair global share, but can use more, because all excess savings and surplus capital belongs in allocation to the metals for what environment we are heading into it shall be a most interesting journey especially for history buffs