$2 Trillion Underground Economy May Be Recovery's Savior

CNBC ^ | April 24, 2013 | Mark Koba, Senior editor

[SVTCobra03]

You can’t buy a loaf of bread with a double eagle. Or a gallon of milk.

An American Gold Eagle is not a double eagle. And when the fiat money and the economy collapses you can buy a loaf of bread with a mercury dime.

[Graybeard58]

I've not met a contractor in over two years who isn't willing to barter or work for cash.

I saved a bucket of money having about 400 sq. ft. of ceramic tile laid by paying cash and am about to save another bucket by paying cash to have a double wide drive way and a patio paved. All by reputable contractors. Some may disagree about the "reputable" part, since they have no intention of paying taxes on what they receive from me for the work but I'm way past the point of caring.

I save a lot of money, the contractors save a lot of money and all that money is kept out of the hands of big spending and wasteful government. To me, that's a triple win!

[castlegreyskull]

It starves the beast.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

An American Gold Eagle is not a double eagle.

It's no more fungible.