France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

[Mega]

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Mike

[*T*]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

I like the way "l'argent" (silver) gets translated as "money".

[brent217]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

So, with the Swiss capitulating, and now France starts the G20 ban on buying and selling PMs (my best guess), which will soon move to ban ownership of PMs, where in the world is still safe to buy/sell/own PMs? Any western nations left that are not part of the American Oligarchy?

[pianodoctor]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

The article is not about France banning the sale of gold and silver. Far from it.

[globaleconomicollaps]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

So, with the Swiss capitulating, and now France starts the G20 ban on buying and selling PMs (my best guess), which will soon move to ban ownership of PMs, where in the world is still safe to buy/sell/own PMs? Any western nations left that are not part of the American Oligarchy?

Switzerland has had enough of the deal:
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/its-war

[unlucky]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

I like the way "l'argent" (silver) gets translated as "money".

Certainly makes it hard to discuss silver versus currency in French!

Perhaps some native French speakers could advise how to discuss these topics in French? Correct me if I'm wrong but the available terms seem to be

"argent" = "silver" or "money" or "currency"
"monnaie" = "cash", "change", or "currency"
"devises" = "currency"

If you wanted to say, "I'm worried about the value of currency, so I am buying silver"?
Presumably not, "Je doute la solidite' de l'argent, alors j'achete de l'argent!"

[tacito]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

No. France to ban sales of metals in cash. Not just gold and silver. You can pay with check, wire transfer or card. Payment in cash between two people is allowed, provided that none of them deals in metals professionally.

[brent217]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

No. France to ban sales of metals in cash. Not just gold and silver. You can pay with check, wire transfer or card. Payment in cash between two people is allowed, provided that none of them deals in metals professionally.

Sure, but isn't the point of that so the government can easily track who has possession of the PMs for later confiscation?

[Sharky]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

So, with the Swiss capitulating, and now France starts the G20 ban on buying and selling PMs (my best guess), which will soon move to ban ownership of PMs, where in the world is still safe to buy/sell/own PMs? Any western nations left that are not part of the American Oligarchy?

New Zealand's not bad. No sales tax on the sale of pure precious metals. No capital gains tax. No inheritance tax. No gift duties.

[dcarrigg]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

Sure, but isn't the point of that so the government can easily track who has possession of the PMs for later confiscation?

Well, they're probably just doing it now for records for security purpose (drug trade - terrorism - etc). Once the database is there it does make confiscation quite a bit easier, but I think we're a-ways away from that. But what do I know? Je ne parle pas français.

[flintlock]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

More likely this is about collecting taxes due on the proceeds.

[dcarrigg]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

More likely this is about collecting taxes due on the proceeds.

Touche

[Chris Coles]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

None of you have "Got it". This is all about stealing cable and selling it for CASH!

see: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...15557895A00006

Our village hall being refurbished had a length of new electricity cable delivered one afternoon, by the next morning it had gone.....

If this is occurring here in the UK, you can bet your bottom dollar that France is getting the same thing too. So by banning cash transactions for metals, they put a stop to people selling scrap without being able to trace the transaction.

Another example: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14813083

There you go

[tacito]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

None of you have "Got it". This is all about stealing cable and selling it for CASH!

see: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...15557895A00006

Our village hall being refurbished had a length of new electricity cable delivered one afternoon, by the next morning it had gone.....

If this is occurring here in the UK, you can bet your bottom dollar that France is getting the same thing too. So by banning cash transactions for metals, they put a stop to people selling scrap without being able to trace the transaction.

Another example: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14813083

There you go

Correct. That's what the article says. But cable is copper, not gold or silver, so one may wonder what does it mean. I think it's taxes, not confiscation. Well, maybe it's the same thing. :-)

[Chris Coles]

Re: France to ban sales of Gold/Silver?

Correct. That's what the article says. But cable is copper, not gold or silver, so one may wonder what does it mean. I think it's taxes, not confiscation. Well, maybe it's the same thing. :-)

You mat be correct. This is a wonderful example of being able to say one thing and use the new rule for entirely other reasons.