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11 maart 2007 14:12 |
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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door kelt
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Een goede vraag...weet je...ik ben één van die rare gevallen die geen waarde (meer) hecht aan Goud,of Diamant.In beide gevallen gaat het om absoluut niet zeldzame materialen,zonder unieke industriele waarde, die,om geschiedkundige ,speculatieve en visuele redenen een waarde toegekend gekregen hebben.
Op dit punt verschillen de meeste mensen blijkbaar niet van leden van primitieve stammen;Als het mooi blinkt krijgt het blijkbaar extra waarde...
Investeren in drinkwater echter,of in andere commodities die geleidelijk aan zeldzamer worden ,zoals olie,graan......landbouwgrond,visserijrechten;DAT vertegenwoordigd ECHTE waarde.... :?
Ziedaar de groeiende macht van de grote investeerders die in stilte de planeet overnemen.Die gaan zich niet bezighouden met het eindproduct,die zorgen dat ze eigenaar zijn van de BRON.... ;-)
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Zeldzaamheid is niet echt "the issue". Integendeel zelfs, het is wenselijk om een metaal te hebben dat vrij sterk verkrijgbaar is. Zoals goud. Bovendien is goud ook erg gemakkelijk te bewerken, wat handig is als je er munten van wil maken, en roest het niet, waardoor het de tand des tijds met gemak kan doorstaan.
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It is difficult to argue with gold. To men everywhere, gold is a desirable economic object. It can be used for the manufacture of jewelry and ornaments. It is a corrosion-resistant element, the most malleable and ductile metal, ideal for plated coating on a wide variety of electrical and mechanical products. It is a good thermal and electrical conductor. It is durable and storable, can be easily hidden from partakers and predators, and readily shipped to other places. Gold is very marketable. In fact, gold may be the most marketable commodity around the globe.
The value of gold is determined by the same considerations as that of all other economic goods. Individuals give it value according to the enjoyment and satisfaction they expect to get from its possession. Economists explain this fact in terms of utility and scarcity. Value rises or falls in accordance with the utility which people ascribe to an object and the scarcity they perceive.
Like that of any other economic good, the value of gold changes according to changing perceptions and situations. This must be emphasized because there are many goldphiles who wax eloquent about the eternal, immovable value of gold. They obviously have never experienced, and cannot think of, a situation in which basic essentials that sustain or safeguard human life do soar in value while that of gold in any form plummets. In fact, in desperate situations people may prefer a pound of bread to an ounce of gold, essential clothing and shelter to a pound of gold and, when their lives are at risk, their lives to a ton of gold.
The supply of gold is plentiful. For thousands of years it has been mined and accumulated; very little is consumed or lost. Existing supplies in the form of coins, jewelry, decoration, and plated coating are greater by far than current production. No matter how much gold is produced in South Africa or Russia, current output is rather negligible when compared to the quantities in individual possession throughout the world. This characteristic, in which it differs from all other metals, reduces the risk of sudden changes in quantity and, therefore, sudden changes in its value. Even silver, which has many characteristics similar to those of gold, is subject to great changes in production and consumption that may affect its value.
The special characteristics which man ascribes to gold have made it the most marketable economic good of all, the popular medium of exchange and unit of economic calculation and account; they have made it man's money. For more than 2500 years, from ancient Greece to modern USA, gold coins have served as money and the standard of calculation and account.
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Meer kan je hier lezen: Why Gold? - By Hans F. Sennholz, 3/3/2003 |
