<snip> Back to the subject of your AI discussion. Are the SA accounts mandatory? I assume so. Yes, Superannuation contributions are mandatory down here. However, it does raise an interesting point. Harry Browne suggested making use of retirement accounts like this, (called IRA's in USA?). Honestly,...

More to the point, I share your amazement at the AI response. I wonder what would happen if its overlords became aware of that.

So you have to vote? Wow. Soviets are smiling at that. What happens if you displayed this bumper sticker? Will you be arrested or fined?




Back to the subject of your AI discussion. Are the SA accounts mandatory? I assume so.

I saw a little bit of Trump’s news conference today. It’s a beautiful war, and it’s ahead of schedule. We are doing this to help everyone, including China. We have the best military in the world. It’s amazing. Iran doesn’t have much of anything left. https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2010/11...

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2026 5:10 am The pickings are indeed slim among the opposition.

I see what you did there.

Trump and Hegseth are like characters from Dr. Strangelove.

Thank you! Any libertarians here? 8) Me. See my bookshelf photo in my avatar. I see it as something to aspire to and measure against, but I realize it isn’t always practical. Similar to eating a perfect diet for example. Who do you follow ? Hug 🤗 Tom Woods, although he spends a lot of time promotin...

frugal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2026 6:40 am Thank you!

Any libertarians here?

Me. See my bookshelf photo in my avatar. I see it as something to aspire to and measure against, but I realize it isn’t always practical. Similar to eating a perfect diet for example.

These look to be the political episodes.

Here are the money show episodes.

https://youtube.com/@harrybrownearchive ... LGTjetc9AF

I’ll see if I can find the political ones.

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2026 8:18 pm Thanks, yeah, I had seen similar things from private attorney sites when I googled.
Aren’t all our social security numbers on the dark web by now, for the low, low price of $20?

It feels like it.

I find it sickly, ironically humorous that the Iranian traffic/spy camera network was hijacked by the Israelis, and they used it to find and kill the Ayatollah.

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2026 1:38 pm Did anyone else get paper mail notifying you that your personal info was leaked in a security breach?
From the John Buck Company.
I believe it’s legit.

https://www.claimdepot.com/data-breach/ ... mpany-2026

Jack Jones wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2026 9:14 am

I Shrugged wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 7:12 pm

flyingpylon wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 6:45 pm

I Shrugged wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 6:23 pm What do Venezuela and Iran have in common? Something not shared with say Cuba or Afghanistan or North Korea.

Sources of oil for China.

Yes, and outside of the dollar system, too.

Can we add Libya to that list?

Probably so.

flyingpylon wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 6:45 pm

I Shrugged wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 6:23 pm What do Venezuela and Iran have in common? Something not shared with say Cuba or Afghanistan or North Korea.

Sources of oil for China.

Yes, and outside of the dollar system, too.

What do Venezuela and Iran have in common? Something not shared with say Cuba or Afghanistan or North Korea.

Xan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 28, 2026 12:28 pm Hoo boy... I would like to say I hope he knows what he's doing, but I'm pretty sure he doesn't. Still, it could work out...

I don’t think it will. There’s so much I’d like to say but it’s pointless.

A year ago I read the case for Trump doing some kind of monetary reset involving a monetary use for gold. Weaker dollar, tariffs, etc. I think it said that gold would have to be $10,000 for it all to make sense. So that is what I voted.

Yes he does indeed O0 At least he hasn’t started any new forever wars. Let’s revisit that in a couple of weeks. Do you not think its another Venezuela II case, build up the fleet to readiness, then a concurrent decapitation of the IRG as and when that becomes a evident possibility rather than outri...

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed Feb 18, 2026 6:29 am Yes he does indeed At least he hasn’t started any new forever wars.

Let’s revisit that in a couple of weeks.

I think you’re right DS. He wants to stop the expense. And then there is the Biden thing, and the Ukrainian role in the impeachment thing. He probably can’t wait to be rid of supporting their war. And he likes to brag about how many wars he has ended.

At least a couple of those are true.

Yes, the kicker is that we could experience short or longer term deflation, which would shake the world. Although, we (including me) all assume that they will create money to prevent that. Ultimately leading to persistent double digit inflation. Honestly I have found it more productive to not try t...

Dieter wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 1:49 pm Damn, I was going to rebalance a bit out of Silver this week

So close!

My silver is now only up 63% in the last three months

Grr

If you hold physical, you might not have found a buyer anyway. That's what I'm hearing.

Yes, the kicker is that we could experience short or longer term deflation, which would shake the world. Although, we (including me) all assume that they will create money to prevent that. Ultimately leading to persistent double digit inflation. Honestly I have found it more productive to not try to...

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 2:02 pm I see mathjak covered it elsewhere, but damn. Down over 1/4 !

A quick peek at a news story suggests that people had bought silver ETF(s) on margin, and the drop triggered margin calls. Which of course drive more selling.