CD, I don't think anyone is doing this because they relish the screams of people like you and I. I think they are scared. And they have good reason to be. They are trying to not just save their jobs, but to save their way of life. It is a way that cannot survive. It is all fiat based ridiculousness, a game of monopoly that is getting close to being all over. Just sit and wait. Be patient a little longer. Spend time with your kids, and read some good books. Work hard at your job, and do good things. All will pan out eventually.

I actually did take care of a high school kid in the E.R. the other day who had been playing catcher and got hit by an 85 mile an hour fast ball in the balls, without a cup. I was still pumping morphine into him 3 hours after the event. I'd rather sit through this with the gold market for a little while longer than have that. Bull