Gold or Gun? Decisions, Decisions.
The following excerpt came from an article I received today. It's by a popular author of disaster preparation books. I'll call her "Rosie." She and her hubby are big-time right-to-bear-arms types. I am, too, but I'm smart enough to know that, if the government ever wants to collect our weapons, they won't do it militarily, in house to house seizures; all they need to do is cut our power or starve us out. That's how the Nazis learned who the Jews were from their VERY own neighbors. Starvation can be quite the motivator. Truth is, with an imbedded microchip in our heads (yes, the mark of the beast of Revelations), they'll know exactly whose house has weapons. Heck, they're reading this eMail and are already listening to ALL our conversations, even when our cell phones are OFF!
A few things Rosie wrote caught my attention, mainly because I've heard or read this kind of comment before.
ROSIE SAYS: While having some precious metals is a good interim hedge, you can't eat them, wear them, drink them or use them as medicines or shelter.
MY RESPONSE: True, but if things ever got THAT bad, having PM's will allow you a better chance of BUYING what you need, especially if you possess smaller amounts such as one gram increments of gold, or silver U.S. Coins dated pre-'65. What would I do with a gun, rob someone? If you plan on using your firearms to hunt, good luck with that. If everybody's out hunting in a post-apocolyptic world, there will be no game left to shoot. What will you do when there's no more ammo? You'd be better off with sticky rat traps and cages, luring rats, squirrels, possum and raccoons and clubbing them with your empty rifle. God forbid we should have to live in a Mad Max society - but others have, and are, living that way.
ROSIE SAYS: The most often overlooked problem of precious metals is how do you know what you're holding is real? When it gets down to bare minimums, pretty as gold is, it won't save your life or fill your belly. It will be just another hunk of metal. Further, if the Internet goes down, let alone other communication services, how would you sell it? People often make the mistake thinking that when things go south, life will still function normally. Full implications of "normalcy down" haven't penetrated. That is reality disconnect.
MY RESPONSE: For starters, Rosie, we Americans have been trading in NOT REAL money ever since FDR took us off the Gold Standard in '33. So, we're already accustomed to using play money. I like the Gold I get from Karatbars because it comes in one gram weights and are the lowest priced and easiest to buy and use. Karatbars is one of only a select few companies worldwide that have approval from the Swiss Central Authority for Precious Metals to include a hologram on their gold ingots. The ingots are sealed in a blister, and come embedded in a credit card sized card. The gold shows a hologram, similar to an Optically Variable Device (OVD) on its reverse side ensuring that tampering of these cards is impossible without effecting the Karatbars hologram and provides an easy way for merchants to verify they are in fact 999.9 Pure LBMA Gold (London Bullion Market Association). Pretty secure but impossible to order without phones and Internet connections.
So, I say, order as many as you can WHILE you can!
In addition, the silver I recommend and buy for myself is called "junk silver - coins minted before 1965. These are 90% silver coins and everybody knows it. Again, I need a phone to order this product but I'm in Texas so I can always ride my bike to my supplier if I need to get more. We could always write letters like they did in the olden days, provided the U.S. Mail is still operational. All these PM's arrive by mail as it is.
I agree with your comment on the Internet going down. Then what? Bikes, horses, snail mail? We will find a way to communicate. We will find a way to achieve a new 'normal' we can all live with. I recently received my Ham radio technician's license. That should help get messages to somebody somewhere, right?
Rosie, you asked the question, "How would you sell it?" Sell it?!! Perish the thought! Instead, EXCHANGE the worthless paper cash you work so hard to earn, for Gold, NOW, while you still can.
ROSIE SAYS: In the mid- to late 1800s, people bit gold coins and if it left a tooth impression, they were pretty much assured the metal was real. That's not the case today. Clever people drill out gold bars, keep the precious metal and fill them with tungsten knocking down their value by 75% while socking innocent buyers for the full amount. OR, they simply plate tungsten bars with a thin layer of gold. Unless you have assay equipment at your fingertips, how would you know? How could you check?
MY RESPONSE: See previous response!
ROSIE SAYS: Firearms will be worth their weight in gold and thensome. When the SHTF, people who have stockpiled goods for their households yet have no self-defense are most at risk. You might as well lie down and die because you will be dead shortly and so will your family without protection. When things get desperate, people act crazy. Cops will be overloaded with calls and you likely won't be on the top of the heap. This isn't NEOCON rhetoric or right-wing, cling-to-your-Bible mania (thank you Obama for that little quip-ism). It is fact. It is survival.
MY RESPONSE: I am 100% Pro-Gun, but smart enough to know we'd better not put our trust in anything but our God. Where self-defense is concerned, yes, have a gun… or a baseball bat, or a can of wasp spray (aim for the eyes), or a taser… or a trained dog and a good pair of running shoes. I agree, desperate times will cause crazy people to act crazier. What will they do when a lack of transportation keeps their drugs from getting to their local pharmacy - or their favorite junkie - and they decide they want what YOU might have within your cozy confines for pawning purposes, AND WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO TAKE IT?
Cops? They'll show up AFTER the crime, if at all. We won't be able to count on them.
In my opinion, we're better off with this approach: God, Gold, Guns, Groceries and GOOD drinking water. Without water, even when the infrastructure is working just fine, we're all dehydrated dead people clinging to guns with pockets full o' gold and plenty to eat.
Bear in mind, many millionaires were created as a result of the Great Depression. Think like Joseph, or Noah. It all boils down to PREPAREDNESS and POSITIONING. Your reaction to a message such as this could help you IMMENSELY!
If the Stuff really does Hit The Fan, and it's the end of the world as we knew it, this does NOT mean it's the end of the world. Throughout human history, all over the world, any times things looked hopelessly awful, they eventually got better! Wouldn't it be GREAT if you were positioned for when things actually improved.
A brick-layer from Austria moved to Santa Monica, California so he could live more closely to others who, like him, were dedicated body builders. He arrived just after the 1971 earthquake and made LOTS of money as a brick-layer to support him as he focused on body-building. His name?
Arnold Schwarzenneger. Perfectly positioned! He was a millionaire before he turned 22.
Hey, opening up a Karatbars account is FREE and you can fund your account whenever you want, just like a SavingsAccount at your local bank. I can help! The only minimum requirement is $65 USD whenever you DO make an exchange for Gold. But there is NO MONTHLY REQUIREMENT.
If Junk Silver's what you're looking for, I'll be glad to share my contact information for my Texas connection. These guys rock! Just ask! Again, no monthly or minimum.
Don't be scared. Be PREPARED!
Every blessing,
Michael Tummillo
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