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Old October 8th, 2009 #68
Alex Linder
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Originally Posted by Steve B View Post
There was a scene in H. G. Wells classic War of the Worlds where a guy(lets call him Alex Linder) is trying to buy his way onto a truck that is evacuating the city. Everyone is in a panic and Alex says, "I'll give you a 1000 dollars worth of gold for a seat on that truck". The driver(lets call him Steve B) says, "moneys no good anymore, Mack" and shoves him aside.

Not saying things could get that bad but it doesn't take much for boobus americanus to panic and there might come a point where, "moneys no good anymore". In which case the gold that Linder paid 1500 an ounce for could be worth little more than lead.
Back in real life you can find, say, Southwest Airlines trying offering people (gold) to give up their seats on a flight. Soon enough they get takers. Of course, that's real life, not the movies.