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b_b · 4717 days ago · link · · parent · post: What are your predictions for 2012? Presidential elections, protests, the EU...
Even half of those things coming to pass would make for a dismal year; I can't argue with any of them, though :/ The only one I would look forward to is 9, the rest I would fear or be indifferent to. I hate the gold mongers who go on TV to talk about how gold is "real" and money is "fake" (I'm looking at you Ron Paul), as if they've never taken community college level Econ 101. All money is abstract, and commodities tend to rise in a poor economy. End of story. I hope all the cash for gold assholes go bust; I won't feel sorry for them.
Those CFG assholes are selling off all their gold as their infomercials frighten old people to convert their bank accounts into bullion.
On a related note: One of my friends owns a jewelry store. He hasn't made much in jewelry sales over the past year or two, because of the economy. Every week he buys a little gold here and there and sells it the next week when the price is higher. This has kept his lights on for the last 6 months.