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Comment by KK7NIL | Hacker News Reader

> Most of Trump's voters are retail gold and silver investors

I think you meant "most retail gold and silver investors are Trump voters".

I have a good enough sample of both Democrat and Republican friends; all my Republican friends have invested mostly in gold, and I haven't discussed silver with anyone, yet none of my Democrat friends have invested in precious metals... or maybe they just don't talk about it.

Wow, you really don't realize that your friend group is extremely biased to people with maxed out 401k's and more money than they know what do, do you?

Meanwhile, between 60 and 77% of Americans report living paycheck to paycheck. Sure seems unlikely that your claim that most Trump voters trade commodities is even remotely close to true.

Well, of course, we only discuss people who not only want to invest in precious metals, but can also afford it.

It seems like a bad idea to talk about how much gold you have, even with friends.

Nah, you don't have to vote for him to realize that his presidency will be marked by volatility and a declining USD.

Plus in a couple years he will announce that the Washington Monument will be torn down and replaced with a solid gold statue of himself, creating yuge demand.

Not a Trump voter, I bought gold last spring when Trump started trying to fuck with the Federal Reserve. I figured the dollar was going to be toast, and it paid off for now.

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