Quote from: NotLambchop on September 26, 2014, 01:49:59 PM

Quote from: Robert Paulson on September 26, 2014, 11:35:51 AM

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your basically gambling that youll be able to pull your dollars out before they confiscate them or inflate them to zero...

If the USD becomes worthless, stuff like law/order will be history. You need those things for money of any kind to work better than a pawnshop .25 or a meat cleaver. On top of being money, BTC also needs at least a web-enabled mobile device to work.
Grid power/interwebs/cell service will also be sporadic at best. Those you also need before BTC can work. BTC: Not apocalypse-friendly.

OTH, if BTC becomes worthless right now? I'd have to explain to most folks what BTC *is* before asking them if they cared Cheesy

As far as me gambling on "pulling my dollars out"? Working out well thus far. Total losses over my lifetime? Zero Cool

Quote from: Wekkel on September 26, 2014, 01:40:22 PM

...(think Cyprus) - we will see an effect on typical safe havens.
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Memories...

*TL;DR: The government needs you for your wool and, occasionally, lamb chops. This does not mean you're better off without it. As soon as you stray from the herd,

Quote from: NotLambchop on September 25, 2014, 11:17:05 PM

...When ~~they~~ you stray from the herd, as you seem to be suggesting you've done, ~~they~~ you do not somehow become un-sheep.
~~They~~ You simply get eaten by wolves, or run over by drunk kids in pickups.
Sheep that resent being sheep are ill-adjusted sheep with high mortality rates. Contrary to their belief, they aren't lions--they're simply unwell Sad

you will still have power and internet when the dollar goes to zero.
those utility companies are still there, they just wont accept worthless dollars as payment.