If that's the case, then there is still land outside the State of California! (Or outside the US of A.) Of course, land is very illiquid, so much of your wealth should be in gold. 'Don't keep your eggs all in one basket', remains good advice. Unfortunately for land ownership, many local (or state) government's taxes (or 'rates') may be such that one is virtually paying rent for the priviledge of supposed ownership of your own land, at the penalty of the local government simply stealing it from you. Is there a YahooGroup for comparison of national or regional jurisdictions for land ownership, by locals or 'foreigners'? Ian Green http://two-cents-worth.com/?107242&EG e-gold estas monda mono! [Esperanto] e-gold is world money! [English] John wrote on 2002-01-10 at 10:22:00: Subject: [e-gold-list] re: where does one keep >with the passage of the CARA legislation the ownership of private property, >land, is mute. CARA pretty much outlaws the private ownership of land over >the next few years. > > >John <SNIP space> >>I think real estate, held clear of all mortgages, would be good to >>hold. Real Estate actually has value, and assuming your local >>government does not simply steal it from you (quite likely) it is >>something of real, tangible value. <SNIP> (���r��z{e�˛���m�m��(��b�֬j�!���i�+�:.�˛���m� �֛���zf���%y��z %vX��]y֥��(��(�K z %vĞr��E�ݢh�yҞɺ�ԑ+^�� z�"� �����WZq�.��/��a{�jwl��i�x j�b�}� ��!zZm���G�����h�����r���{��
