Gold. Is it any use?

[Mortblanc]

Gold/silver price is not separate from the economy and controlled by the deity.

The price is set in London twice daily by real live humans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_fixing

Gold is and always has been owned at the discretion of the government in power at the moment. They can seize gold at will and/or transfer its ownership through accepting only gold or silver as payment for government debts such as taxes or license/permit fees.

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The presence of foreign gold in Fort Knox is questionable.

The structure is maintained mostly as a monument to the economy and no one seriously believes there is enough gold there to worry with. You can see the structure from the nearby highway, standing in all its gloomy glory.

Most gold in the exchange is kept in the Federal Reserve New York and has been for decades. They move it on carts from room to room as an easy indication of the transfer of wealth.