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Trying to fit a book into a single post makes for some ambiguities and generalizations. That said, I'll try to answer your questions. In Argentina, the currency was devalued, and for some period of time, of questionable value. PMs were trading for food, but nobody had much, so small gold...

December of 09, you could watch, day after day for weeks, as London pushed the price of metals up $10 or $20, then on Comex open, watch it fall like a rock. No proof who was playing, but I suspect both China and the US appreciated the stronger buck.

Thanks for a nice welcome. Like a guy said earlier, prepping is like insurance. A little or a lot, it's up to each individual's assessment of their own needs. But when things go bad, those who've not made preparations either bug out, in heavy traffic and potential gasoline shortages, if there's...

First off, you have to decide how likely you think dislocation is, now, in the midterm, and in the long term. You need to think about how severe the dislocation will be, too. No shooting that I'm aware of in Iceland, not yet, anyway. Argentina, you have an increase in street violence, but not...