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jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
Okay, for the sake of argument, I'm including gold & silver as a category, and a couple other asset classes.

The scenario is exactly as stated: the world economy goes down the toilet - which pretty much implies that most international trade stops, shortages start to develop, and not everyone can buy what they need.

What do you want to own (in terms of assets) when this happens? Guns & ammo are not figured as financial assets and are not included.
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  • fcfc Posts: 12,793 ✭✭✭
    are we talking a total failure of society with riots and the whole nine
    yards.. or what we are seeing right now just a bit worse. Not quite
    the great depression standard but getting close to it with higher unemployment?

    I assumed you meant what we have right now but slightly worse and choose the dollar. I want something liquid to pick up assets that will rebound
    once the cycle flips the other way.
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  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    are we talking a total failure of society with riots and the whole nine
    yards.. or what we are seeing right now just a bit worse


    See above. <<most international trade stops, shortages start to develop, and not everyone can buy what they need.>>

    I can't predict what people might do. Just make your own assumptions what will happen if trade stops, shortages start to develop, and not everyone can buy what they need, because that's pretty much what will happen if "the world economy goes down the toilet."
    Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally

    I knew it would happen.
  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It it's a "toilet" scenario I would be living off of what I've saved....beans, bullets, and bourbon. As far as currency I would have to use the same.
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  • CalGoldCalGold Posts: 2,608 ✭✭


    << <i>the world economy goes down the toilet - which pretty much implies that most international trade stops, shortages start to develop, and not everyone can buy what they need >>



    Sounds like the Great Depression. Back then people were asking Brother can you spare a dime. So if people wanted dimes then they probably would want dimes the next time around. So I voted for the dollar which is like 10 dimes.

    CG
  • Well, Considering the shelf life of these.... We all could at least "survive"...

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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I was tempted to pick "Fannie" bonds because my keister would be so sore from the pounding it was taking from being in any paper assets of any type.

    It was a hard choice, but went with Ag and Au. If Yap money was a choice that might have been hard to pass up.

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  • Ag and Au first, backed with a little pile of Canadian dollars.
    I'm still trying to get an accurate picture of life where the currency has collapsed.
    Ya, I've got guns, ammo, and a Dillion press, but that's not knowlegde.
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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Omar Kayam said it best

    "A jug of wine, a gun and lots

    of MRE beneath the bough".
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  • KonaheadKonahead Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>the world economy goes down the toilet - which pretty much implies that most international trade stops, shortages start to develop, and not everyone can buy what they need >>



    Sounds like the Great Depression. Back then people were asking Brother can you spare a dime. So if people wanted dimes then they probably would want dimes the next time around. So I voted for the dollar which is like 10 dimes.


    well really more like seven dimes
    CG >>

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  • ttownttown Posts: 4,472 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>the world economy goes down the toilet - which pretty much implies that most international trade stops, shortages start to develop, and not everyone can buy what they need >>



    Sounds like the Great Depression. Back then people were asking Brother can you spare a dime. So if people wanted dimes then they probably would want dimes the next time around. So I voted for the dollar which is like 10 dimes.

    CG >>



    So your vote is for silver since the dime was silver back in the day.....
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If that doomsday scenario ever came to fruition, gold or silver is not going to help you and neither is any ones currency.
    "The Mel Gibson's Road Warrior or Orwell's 1984" would be the more logical outcome.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • I said Swiss Franc because I do not like slapping my flippers together on cue...

    I am surprised how many said the dollar though. Good social studies student I'll wager. image
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    I want US cash, some metals, some munitions, canned food, some land with water,
    and a small band of employees that are reliant on their "benefactor."


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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,085 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I want US cash, some metals, some munitions, canned food, some land with water,
    and a small band of employees that are reliant on their "benefactor." >>



    Sounds like you want to start a cult.image

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  • Funny, a doomsday cult living off the grid would prolly fare much better once the food shortages get started in urban areas.
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