Sinclair: Gold Confiscation Not A Possibility

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Emphasis added by me:
http://www.jsmineset.com/2012/11/24/gold-confiscation-not-a-possibility/

I beleive the bolded part is a direct reference to the Basel III rules.
 
I can't say that I would trust the bank to hold anything, 100ft of water weighs a lot more than a vault door, but Jim's reasoning seems reasonable. I'm much more worried about them confiscating retirement accounts by hook (flat out nationalization) or by crook (increasing the taxes on them). There is a ton of money in the 401ks and IRAs and they don't need to open any vaults to get at it. They could be gone when we wake up tomorrow.
 
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