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In fairness, if the US dollar collapses, say, but the euro is fine and you find a way to get to Europe, you’re much better off with a few chunks of gold that will be worth relatively what you bought them for than with wheelbarrows full of hundred dollar bills which are now worth less than paper.

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InFerNo@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I doubt you get far checking in a suitcase full of gold after the dollar collapses in such a colossal way

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- noodles@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You don’t need (and can’t afford) a suitcase full of gold unless you’re obscenely wealthy and can probably just charter a plane anyway. There are hundreds of accounts of e.g. Jews fleeing Nazi persecution (and Nazis fleeing the allies post-war) carrying wealth for bribes or starting over or what-have-you in the form of gold jewelry worn on the person or gold coins.
  
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- harmbugler@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I doubt you’d get far even trying to carry a suitcase full of gold.
  
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  - InFerNo@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Start eatin’ yer spinach
    
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