Peter Schiff.................The US is not the only country in the world. Many countries do not have the tax system being mentioned. I've been told that Canada does not tax transactions in pure gold, I've yet to be put in a situation where I know that for a fact. I'm sure other countries will have much different rules than the US. Gold is not held by Bitgold, it is held by Brinks in vaults around the world. I made a point of not holding gold in North America. I can go to Zurich and take delivery of my gold. No one can confiscate it as far as I'm aware. I have an account, I am not a shareholder. Whether I buy cold coins bars or cubes is my decision and I can see the pitfalls as well as anyone. As far as free gold, it was anywhere from 1/4 gram to 1/2 gram and was seen as a cheap way to bring in accounts. It would not surprise me if most of those " along for the ride " accounts don't lose their gold for inactivity. The company has 60 million on the books and are indeed advertising and putting up small amounts of gold, IF, the account holder puts some cash up. A lot of your issues seem to be wrapped up in semantics, sour grapes and some facts. Do you actually think that saying they are the best is out of line. Seems to me that I can find worlds best pizza, steak house, burger joint, or whatever. I must be hungry. This has been a waste of energy on many peoples time and efforts. Bottom line Peter, your argument is a bunch of " woulda coulda shoulda " With some facts that upset you and you decided to waste a day making your points.