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I would like to have stacked the ones my relatives threw away - since to them they were - less than valueless. They perceived them to be a nuisance to society.

Early fiat - about 5000 years ago or so - was marks on a clay tablet, probably representing baskets of grain. The value of your labor, or what it produced, was converted to tally marks and exchanged for what others produced. Very easy to transfer goose eggs, venison, firewood, flint, anything...

Yes, interesting, but a lot of bunk. CZ has all of the "ornamentation" qualities of diamonds. Base metals can imitate gold and silver VERY well (plating, if nothing else - but there are other imitations). How do they work for, wooing? Not well. it is much more than ornamentation - it is...

What a wealth of information. Like "silver maple leaf being ten times more pure than any other government minted coin." It does appear they may be point zero six percent more pure (.06%), a far cry from 10 times, which would be 1000%.

Yes, ideally all depts. paid off. Mortgage, vehicle loans, credit cards, have one year of food and heating fuel, as well as other utilities. Ah, the perfect world. For me, no mortgage, vehicle loan, credit cards (used for less than 30 days only to maintain credit rating). But them I am...

So if a farmer nails a barb wire fence to a tree, in a dozen years the fence will be, like five or ten feet off the ground?

Ah, that explains it. Yes, based on that perspective, quite incoherent. I was not continuing the discussion/argument. Just commenting on some things, my apologies. Where we were, is where we are, no surprise. My personal life is becoming very busy, all good, but very busy. Cheers

I have no idea why you are confused. None at all.

There it is. Yet we do seem to disagree, possibly on this point: With the USA, capitalism wants new markets, and Business happily supports war efforts to expand the role of our government in other lands. A double benefit of profit outfitting the war machine at home, and 'conquest' of new lands...

I stand corrected. After doing some research I amend my statement to: "When 5% of the populations own over 60% of the net wealth, it seems to me it is just about impossible to improve the economic standing of society, without the top 5% getting the major portion." (The top 20% own over 80%)...

This is backwards. Government says 'We need guns, bullets, tanks, and are now accepting bids. Who wants in?" They just announce, don't knock on any doors. Business looks for buyers - sees the government - with an outstretched hand full of money. Being good capitalists, they take the bait. They...

Hawkeye I read your posts quickly, we agree on much. When less than 5% of the populations own over 95% of the wealth, it seems to me it is just about impossible to improve the economic standing of society, without the top 5% getting the major portion. No proposed plan that I can think of will...

You talk as though there is a choice - we can do this, or we can do that. When someone threatens to burn your house, and rape your children, I see no choice. Let's have a vote, go to war, or peacetime. I know which I'm betting on to win. What choice is that ? Let's have a vote, lose your house...

I'll try one more time. I've got good news and bad news. First the good news. War sometimes leads to economic prosperity. (Some would disagree.) Now the bad news. War ends life prematurely and should be avoided. (Some would disagree.) Not black and white, false dilemma. That is the way life is.

You must have missed the Sesame Street episode that explained the difference between 'good - better - best'. War is not good because it ends human life prematurely. It has nothing to do with money.

If we only knew how long silver will be sub $20, it would be easier to answer.

bordsilver Thanks for the reply. Lots to think about, like it seems a scarcity of arms and legs led to innovations of robotic limbs. No, you didn't say that, it was inferred. I would say 'Necessity is the mother of invention', and war increases needs. Capitalism likes increased needs. I can't...

"most effective innovator" - No one - as in not a person - that I have ever read, has said war is the most effective innovator. The discussion is not about about 'the best', just about what works. If you think defending the citizens against an invading nation is undesirable, you need to think...

Like, a biblical perspective? "However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to...

A family member commented that I must be writing another book. Apologies, no need for everyone to read everything. First, I am anti-war. I remember conversations with friends and my position was "War is senseless, we need to end it." Friends told me "Join the real world, there will always be...