In theory that money you received from the government would be worth what you had in gold anyway, so someone who had 2 ounces of gold before "Executive Order 6102" was executed, would have twice the gold-pegged dollars someone who had 1 ounce would get for his gold.In practice it made the government able to manually adjust the value of the dollar, at their whim.About hyperinflation in the dollar, that would mean the collapse of the entire western monetary system, and make China extremely pissed.Hyperinflation also has an interesting effect on people, as seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_stroke

Our portfolio leaves something to be desired in terms of average annual yield (we invested too much in China and South America a decade ago, I'm afraid).

I've seen someone (rightfully) try to retrieve Grandma's jewelry, favorite rocker, china service, etc.

I'm new into RE investing, I live in China and bought my first duplex in Dec 2017 in Atlanta. 

When the space shuttle was about 600 miles up from the earth the astronauts could view 2 man made structures, the great wall of China, and the Great Kills Landfill.

I'm hoping the fair tax gets in, just as proposed, because I am going to make millions by bring pregnant tourists over from China and when their babies are born here, they get a SS and a monthly payment for life under the fair plan.

Oil demand is rising pretty fast in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India And China).A slow down in the US does matter a lot to global oil consumption.

thats a great idea. you should try to get it off the ground. not sure how cheap containers are in Chicago. on the west coast we have a huge glut of containers because of the one-way shipping from China.

The other is that the huge consumption of gold for jewelry in India, China and the Middle-East is growing rapidly as their economies grow.

I wonder what % of people that live in China or India would be unable to answer a similar question about their country.