Absolutely correct, MirageGuy.  That's why Gun Control becomes so important to them.  They must eliminate the ability of a "citizen militia" to resist their tyranny.  Oblamer has been so poisoned by his communist family that he is not able to consider or appreciate the alternative to his socialist agenda (free enterpri...more

As Estaban says, what an informative article!  If it rains, it will be damp, if not, it will be dry.  Good to know.  How can I get a job writing articles like this?

Trillion dollar US annual deficits and climbing, North Korea about to start a war, Europe imploding, Japan printing Bernanke bucks, and you want me to honestly believe gold is softening because things are improving?

The ridiculous amount of paper money printed over the past four years has been created by people with strong socialist political views.  The gold market will reflect this over-supply sooner or later.  To not realize this connection is to miss a major market opportunity.  This paper currency has purchasing power even th...more

Folks are forgetting that we've got 4 more years of the Neighborhood Organizer to look forward to; you know, the one who promised to change the way things are done in DC and spread the wealth; the one who doesn't know the first thing about economics or care; the one raised by Communists and who thinks the Constitution ...more

In my opinion, the reason gold hasn't taken off yet is due to the fact that all the fresh paper hasn't been put into general circulation.  Yet.  Once the banks start lending that paper out in volume, inflation should really take off.

I'm sure these guys are far smarter than I, but what happens when shale and fracking become globally common?

$16T national debt and climbing, non-stop paper money printing, a rabid socialist in charge and you think PM's are due to fall?  Interesting.

None of the comments mentioned the one big factor: $16 trillion in US national debt and climbing.  America has never owed this much money and the only way the interest will be paid is with fresh paper money.  The rest of the world will drive gold higher in US dollars.