At this moment , you can really see the effect of speculative markets on our economy the past few years . Gasoline in Washington is now cheaper than my morning coffee – around $1.70 at the time of this post. This shows how incredibly powerful speculation has been. The world economy has not been cut in half, but many resources are falling dramatically in price.
Today, the global cash price for aluminum also fell to around half of what it was earlier this year. It may seem crazy, but then again, there are THOUSANDS OF YEARS left of aluminum in the Earth’s crust.
The future of scarcity is not what many have been led to believe! More below:
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