Quote from Rearden Metal:
--->Not a liquid asset.
---->Not portable.
---->Not easily hidden from the gov't, stupid lawsuits, etc.
---->Not a barter-able asset in Mad-Max type civilization collapse.
---->You have to pay property taxes and upkeep.
----->You have to work and perform other hassles in order to collect that 'yield'. You can't simply stash it somewhere and forget about it until a rainy day.
------>Yo, I had my dentist hook me up wit 'farm land' fronts grillz, but all the homeys laughed at me.
LMAO on the grillz thing. awwshishuunnn
