: It would be funny as hack if people stopped contributing for 401Ks and took a lot of their money out of the stock markets and related "investment funds" and began actually saving money in safes, safe deposit boxes, or Mason jars in the back yard and/or putting money into deferred income annuities. Or some combination thereof.
Wall Street would freak TF out. So would Congress. It'd be a hoot.
@thedisasterautist cash has no value. Gold on the other hand has effective preserved wealth (in terms of spending power).
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@thedisasterautist *effectively. Sheesh. Since the times of Ancient Rome to today. One ounce of gold buys a fine suit of clothes then through now.