Greeks Confiscate Largest Amount Of Gold Ever Smuggled

If gold is so worthless, as bankers and the authorities insist--and 97% of the American population believe, why are governments confiscating it?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-04-06/greeks-confiscate-largest-amount-gold-ever-smuggled

Greeks Can’t Tap Cash, Gold, Silver In Bank Safety Deposit Boxes

http://etfdailynews.com/2015/07/14/greeks-cant-tap-cash-gold-silver-in-bank-safety-deposit-boxes/

Many Greeks were also withdrawing their cash because they fear the country might be forced back onto the drachma. However a little known fact is that, Greeks who had prepared for bank runs by withdrawing cash and buying gold and silver bullion and then lodging that bullion and indeed cash into safety deposit boxes have also been caught up in the draconian capital controls.

We have warned about this for many years and warned as recently as April this year that people should avoid using safety deposit boxes in banks.

“Greeks cannot withdraw cash left in safe deposit boxes at Greek banks as long as capital restrictions remain in place”, Nadia Valavani, a Deputy Finance Minister in Greece told local television station according to a Reuters report.

Soooo, the ATMs are empty and the banks are closed in #Greece. I'll bet there are a lot of Greeks saying "I wish I had bought some #gold."

https://twitter.com/JamesGRickards/status/615202477353218048

Fearing Grexit, Greeks Turn To Gold Again

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-09/fearing-grexit-greeks-turn-gold-again

Greeks Raid Forests in Search of Wood to Heat Homes

I'm glad the economic crisis in Europe has passed.  Right.

http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2013/01/13/greeks-raid-forests-in-search-of-wood-to-heat-homes/