To: Robin Plunder who wrote (96780 ) 11/29/2012 12:32:22 PM From: Maurice Winn 1 Recommendation Respond to of 217588 The trends he's describing are certainly looking Greek: < nvestors cannot get off of the main trend and make money, and the main trend is up for gold, up for silver, and the mining shares, and down for the general stock markets.”Rosen also added: “There is no painless way out of the mess the world is in today. We are in the final death throes of a mess that started 100 years ago with the creation of the Federal Reserve and there is no painless way out. The solution to solve the problem is very, very painful and it is politically impossible to accomplish. Therefore, the markets will do the work that nobody else will do and the markets work is up for gold and silver and down for the common stocks and the industrial shares. The market will do the work that the politicians won’t do.” > Politically impossible? That's not certain. In NZ in 1984 and 1987 people voted en masse for deregulatory financial freedom. Large changes were made. It can happen. People intuitively know that everyone can't live on welfare or in a cushy government sinecure on the tax payer. But alcohol, drugs, spending, borrowing and hoping are notoriously difficult habits for some people.. Plenty do carry on, all the way down the gurgler. Perhaps the USA will go Greek. They are well on the way with no end in sight. At present, they are simply seeking another fix, "Please buddy, can you spare a dime? I need a fix fast." Argentina is going Greek again. A couple of years ago, my gold price predictions were difficult because a lot might have happened. In fact, it's right on the sooth line. Big dramas did not happen. Negotiations are on as we speak regarding the fiscal cliff. I will give a considered opinion after 31 Dec 2012. Mqurice