Ray Dalio, co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, recently wrote that policy makers short on money will likely raise taxes and prevent capital flows into "other assets" like gold and Bitcoin. E.B. Tucker, director of Metalla Royalty and author of "Why Gold, Why Now" said that the government already has the tools to do this.
"Everyone gets this idea that the [government] will raid your house and look for your gold. It's not necessary. All you have to do is limit the ability to transact gold in the legal market, and then you assess an excise tax," Tucker said.
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Mr. Tucker is a director of Metalla Royalty and author of "Why Gold, Why Now" in addition to writing The Casey Report, a monthly investment advisory founded by legendary resource speculator Doug Casey. Prior to joining Casey, he served as the analyst and lead analyst on Stansberry's Investment Advisory and The Bill Bonner Letter respectively. Before joining Stansberry, Mr. Tucker was a founding partner of KSIR Capital Management; an asset management firm focused on precious metal equities. He also co-founded KSIR Capital, a corporate finance advisory firm focused on the precious metals industry. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration with a focus in Finance from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.