[ASOC]

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/7785/concepts/what-happened-to-the-spanish-gold-from-the-incas/

Impact of Inca gold on the economy of Spain and the rest of Europe.

Long term, not a good thing.

[Red Badger]

(so, I suppose piracy is one way to deal with a national debt).

It still is.......................

[Boogieman]

Plus, don’t forget than once we have space ships transporting loads of precious metals, we are going to get space pirates.