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erulast Wednesday at 3:47 AM1 replyview on HN

That's why you should bank with private counterparties, not the government.

If you buy eg a gold ETF, you can ask all these questions without any guns coming out. You can also go and exchange them for physical gold whenever you feel like it. Without any guns coming out.

If they break their promises, you can sue them. Without any guns coming out.


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philipwhiuklast Wednesday at 3:57 AM

> If they break their promises, you can sue them. Without any guns coming out.

Providing you and they are in a country who is prepared to use 'guns coming out' to enforce the outcome of said suing.

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