The folks in urban areas will attempt to "raid" the folks in the rural areas through confiscatory property taxes.
The best investment is in one's own skills and abilities, and while they will confiscate gold and silver, they won't confiscate a good set of tools (which will preserve their value - or even grow in value).
A person is going to have to think a bit out of the box to survive into the future.
Yup...bet on it.
Also, mileage tax (tax you by the miles you drive), 'enter the city' tax, exorbitant water tax (everyboby uses water) and other things like this that we haven't even thought of yet.
“There *will* be massive inflation and confiscation of precious metals - you can bet on it. It will be just like FDR.”
That was done by a willing public. There was little resistance to edicts coming from the White House during that era.
I don’t think there would be near as much compliance today. As long as you don’t advertise your holdings, and its not being held in an IRA,registered in a bank account, or insured, you would be safe, and actually better off, as confiscation would drive up the value of precious metals.