I view ownership of physical gold and silver as insurance against a catastrophic failure of government-- Just like a supply of canned foods are insurance against failure of the food supply chain.

Little supply, lots of demand. 

Supply and demand.

They will supplies the materials but it is not included in their price.

It would cause a multi-year global depression. 

More generally, can these concepts and ideas be applied globall?

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I have seen some that have actually increased pricing - when I questioned them on it they noted there is lack of supply on the market right now because funds are holding assets.

On the one hand, it seems like the recession would cause prices to go down, but on the other, supply in the places where people want to lives remains constrained.

My husband and I are wanting to start investing into single family homes in a high demand/low supply area near us.