Emerson is right. For everything that is given, something is taken. If you cannot see what is happening to this country, then you are blind. If you do not agree that this cannot last, then you are bereft of any sense of history. Much of the tugs and pulls in our past rise from natures punishment of excesses similar to those of today.
Mighty changes lie ahead.
Someone once said that buying gold is like putting your money on strike. In a sense you are taking it out of the system. In a time where financial excess has become the norm, setting some money on the sidelines makes sense. You can't be on offense every down. You need to play some defense.