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And of course there's a war with Russia, which might try to destabilize the western economies and monetary system if that's possible.

Shouldn't the prices for those commodities be sky-high because everyone tries to hedge against inflation as well as the looming monetary crisis? Why isn't that the case?

And of course there's a war with Russia, which might try to destabilize the western economies and monetary system if that's possible. Shouldn't the prices for those commodities be sky-high because everyone tries to hedge against inflation as well as the looming monetary crisis? Why isn't that the case?

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I disagree- if enemy troops are in your front yard, lead suddenly becomes one of the most valuable substances in existence!

I agree with that but ammo isn't a commonly accepted currency so I wasn't counting it.

Hm, have gold bullets ever been used?

Yeah I think other than it possibly melting gold also simply isn't hard enough to use as a bullet. Tungsten would be the next best thing, though, and is plenty hard. But it's also expensive and hard to machine or forge.

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Lead is just that magic substance that checks pretty much all the boxes for a high velocity projectile.

What wonders God has wrought upon the world.

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Gold has a higher melting point than lead and tungsten would royally fuck up your rifling.