[mylife]

We have a pretty good fiscal record.

[KarlInOhio]

I'm not blaming Texas. I'm blaming the Federal Reserve for claiming they have a gold depository when they are actually running it as a fractional reserve gold bank. Because they “lend” it out (although it might never physically leave the vault), each gold bar will have multiple claimants. That's why the Germans will have to wait years to withdraw “their” gold.