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Gold: The Gun Bankers Pretend They Don’t Need, But Can't Live Without

Gold: The Gun Bankers Pretend They Don’t Need, But Can't Live Without

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Mar 08, 2025
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Gold to a banker is like a gun to a liberal. They publicly dismiss it, advocate for financial "gun control," and pretend it’s unnecessary—until it isn’t. Behind closed doors, though, they keep it close. Not because they want to use it, but because they might have to. Gold is to a family’s finances what a gun is to home safety: a last line of defense when the system fails.

Contents (810 words)

  1. Repatriation: Quiet Additions to the U.S. Balance Sheet

  2. The Gold Wasn’t Sold—But It Was Loaned, Then Shorted

  3. Why It Happened: Monetizing Gold While Keeping Prices Down

  4. Fast Forward to Today: A Balance Sheet Reckoning

  5. From Greed to Fear: The Shift in Bullion Bank Behavior

  6. Basel III: The Countdown to Gold-Backed Reality


1. Repatriation: Quiet Additions to the U.S. Balance Sheet

The gold being repatriated now isn’t just sitting idle. A significant portion is being added—or more accurately, restored—to the U.S. balance sheet.

H/T Ronan Manly

2. The Gold Wasn’t Sold—But It Was Loaned, Then Shorted

The U.S. Treasury never sold this gold outright. That would have been a constitutional violation, as gold can only be sold to retire U.S. debt directly.

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