> > The real estate market was a ridiculous debt bubble. Whereas precious metals are > > directly correlated to currency self-destruction which is a 1-way street. Different > > ball-game entirely. > > When the currency self destructs, and a loaf of bread cost 100 billionty dollars, you > really think a buyer for your silver will be readily available?
In a hyper-inflation people will beg to unload their entire life savings in exchange for whatever they can get their hands on. It happens every time. If anything, the problem is that there are never enough sellers who are interested in trading what they have for worthless paper.
> Personally, I'm sinking all > my money into potatoes and guns.