tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post4332640819411212878..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Secular Note: Prepared for the Decline of the Dollar?Jeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-986429297096011552009-10-30T13:29:34.342-05:002009-10-30T13:29:34.342-05:00It doesn't surprise me that the economy is suf...It doesn't surprise me that the economy is suffering in a nation with agitators who want to remove "in God we trust" out of their sight.<br /><br />It doesn't surprise me there are problems in a nation that hauls people off to court for praying to God in public.<br /><br />Can we have too many blessings from heaven? I don't thinks so, do you? So why are we turning away from them?twitterpatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-22603455807280606822009-10-26T10:53:29.180-05:002009-10-26T10:53:29.180-05:00If the economy collapses completely then how much ...If the economy collapses completely then how much will gold be worth compared to food? especially shares in gold rather than the real thing?<br /><br />I wont be eager to trade in my wheat for a coin or a piece of paper (and am less likely to do so for a number on a computer which repesents gold).<br /><br />Those who mine the gold still need cash as a return for handing over their precious metals, the brokers still need a functioning stock market to trade through, and the investor still needs to pay the brokerage firm, if it doesn't also collapse, and all of this needs a functioning infrastructure which requires a certain level of stability to function.<br /><br />I think we are close to the day Heber C. Kimball foresaw when a man would rather have a bag of cats than a bag of gold - because he can eat the cats! But don't think the first thing the government won't try to do is expect you to hand over your food to the "peace keeping forces" on your doorstep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-60062982550593015452009-10-25T21:17:55.250-05:002009-10-25T21:17:55.250-05:00Kitco has an interesting article showing that we&#...Kitco has an interesting article showing that we've lost 15% of our wealth through the decline of the dollar this year: <a href="http://www.kitco.com/ind/Summers/oct232009.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kitco.com/ind/Summers/oct232009.html</a>.Jeffnoreply@blogger.com