You gave me food for thought, like most of you guys do. The dopey/dollar can slip two ways. It can slip and slide downward in value re Gold $5,000/oz, but it can also slip upward in value regarding other things like cheaper homes in cities town losing population, higher taxes, less jobs.
Maybe its good to have both? You can always convert Gold to Dollars, at $5000/oz and buy cheap other things. I remember around 1980, a $1,000 face value Junk Silver Coins could be turned ito cash and buy a house. In my area.
The Silver bags got to $35,000, and houses were $25,000 to $45,000. Mortgage rates were 18%.