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Author: CanopyCoCanopyCo Date: May 7, 2008 18:00
On May 5, 7:48 pm, Myal hotmail.com> wrote:>
> assuming the guy providing the meal wants gold or silver in return for
> the meal provided
>
> assuming the guy providing the meal has the scales and weights to
> meansure it out with
>
> assuming the guy providing the meal has the testing gear to determine
> the purity of the metal being traded for the meal
>
You know, it's kind of funny that I don't see this stuff on any of the
bug out bag lists.
I wonder where it is going to come from?
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Author: CanopyCoCanopyCo Date: May 7, 2008 18:09
On May 5, 8:24 pm, Robert Sturgeon inreach.com> wrote:> On Tue, 06 May 2008 09:06:51 +1000, terryc
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> woa.com.au> wrote:>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 10:21:37 -0700, Robert Sturgeon wrote:
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>>> I seriously suggest that you do some reading on the history
>>> and development of money and trade.
>
>>History is like a novel, the author chooses what they want to write about.
>>Just because it is in a history book, doesn't make it a COMPLETE or
>>even correct history.
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>>Yes, gold may be useful,but that depends on people around you being
>>prepared to accept gold at an agreeable value(first problem).
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> They have, for over 5,000 years -- and during periods a lot
> tougher than anything we've seen for several hundred years.
> Why do you think that will change?
> ...
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Date: May 7, 2008 18:17
On Wed, 07 May 2008 07:54:33 -0700, Robert Sturgeon
inreach.com> wrote in
4ax.com>:
>On Wed, 07 May 2008 01:02:39 -0500, Retief
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>>On Tue, 06 May 2008 00:35:48 GMT, Myal hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>NO post Katrina , superdome , people trying to...
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Author: CanopyCoCanopyCo Date: May 7, 2008 18:34
On May 6, 7:54 am, Non Sequitur wrote:
> Frank Gilliland cehouse.net> wrote innews:vncv141rfp389h8u93lbiqeh81dp7p62on@4ax.com:
>>> On Mon, 05 May 2008 18:24:34 -0700, Robert Sturgeon
>> inreach.com> wrote in>
>>> That should be enough to pay for a meal. A
>>>quarter would probably be enough.
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>> Wouldn't the price of a meal depend on the supply and demand of food?
>> You know.... the laws of supply and demand? So how much silver would
>> it take to buy a meal when the supply of food is very low and demand
>> is very high? Or isn't that allowed in your vision of the future?
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> Most of the arguments I am reading here are fairly short-sighted. We are
> not talking about using gold to buy "a meal", but using it as a means of
> exchange to rebuild an economy, however limited it may be.
>
> In emerging economies there is a need for capatalists as well as laborers
> and tradesmen. Some of you who value skills will be happy to work for ...
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Date: May 7, 2008 18:41
CanopyCo wrote:
> On May 6, 7:54 am, Non Sequitur wrote:
>> Frank Gilliland
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Author: CanopyCoCanopyCo Date: May 7, 2008 18:52
On May 6, 9:33 am, Robert Sturgeon inreach.com> wrote:> On Mon, 05 May 2008 19:05:41 -0700, Frank Gilliland
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> cehouse.net> wrote:>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 18:24:34 -0700, Robert Sturgeon
>> inreach.com> wrote in
>>4ax.com>:>
>>>On Tue, 06 May 2008 09:06:51 +1000, terryc
>>> woa.com.au> wrote:>
>>>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 10:21:37 -0700, Robert Sturgeon wrote:
>
>>>>> I seriously suggest that you do some reading on the history
>>>>> and development of money and trade.
>
>>>>History is like a novel, the author chooses what they want to write about.
>>>>Just because it is in a history book, doesn't make it a COMPLETE or
>>>>even correct history. ...
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Author: Bob BrockBob Brock Date: May 7, 2008 18:59
On Wed, 7 May 2008 09:41:25 -0700, "John R. Carroll"
machiningsolution.com> wrote:
>CanopyCo wrote:
>> On May 6, 7:54 am, Non Sequitur wrote:
>>> Frank Gilliland cehouse.net> wrote
>>> innews:vncv141rfp389h8u93lbiqeh81dp7p62on@4ax.com:
>>>>>>> On Mon...
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Author: CanopyCoCanopyCo Date: May 7, 2008 19:30
On May 7, 1:02 am, Retief wrote:
> On Tue, 06 May 2008 00:35:48 GMT, Myal hotmail.com> wrote:>>NO post Katrina , superdome , people trying to trade jewelry for nappies
>>and feminine hygene products , no go , even if it was gold ...
>
>>OK , it wasnt logterm , but when you got problems here n now , who gives
>>a shit about long term ? its got to be dealt with here n now ...
>
>>gold is good for backstop , when civilisation hasnt crashed or is
>>restored again , but when things are primitive and people are relying on
>
> Yes, you now understand. Such a commodity (gold/silver) will be
> useful when people chose to move out of the "I'll trade you a pig for
> some dental work, Doc..." phase.
>
That isn't gold or silver.
That is printed paper money and coins with low actual value.
That is the method of exchange right now as well as that of every
living person existing now.
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Author: CanopyCoCanopyCo Date: May 7, 2008 19:45
On May 7, 1:02 am, Retief wrote:
> On Tue, 06 May 2008 00:48:07 GMT, Myal hotmail.com> wrote:>>> How does anyone pay for a meal? By exchange of valued items whatever they
>>> may be. The demand will dictate the price in a free market. For gold and
>>> silver a scale is used for even minute weights such as a dram of gold dust.
>
>>assuming the guy providing the meal wants gold or silver in return for
>>the meal provided
>
>>assuming the guy providing the meal has the scales and weights to
>>meansure it out with
>
> More likely: Only assuming the guy has enough surplus that he is
> willing to trade food for gold or silver. If he is short, no offered
> price will be high enough.
>
Depending entirely on how short of food he is in combination with how
short of something else he requires he is.
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Author: CanopyCoCanopyCo Date: May 7, 2008 20:03
On May 7, 10:40 am, Bob Brock i-americia.net> wrote:> On Wed, 7 May 2008 08:30:44 -0700 (PDT), CanopyCo aol.com>
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>>>On May 5, 4:31 pm, Robert Sturgeon inreach.com> wrote:>>> On Mon, 5 May 2008 13:21:49 -0700 (PDT), CanopyCo
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>>> (snips)
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>>>>I know that I would like Tim and Roberts address, just for
>>>>entertainment purposes.
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>>> Neither would be particularly difficult to find. I don't
>>> know what entertainment value you'd find in it. Perhaps ...
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