>> On average, land loses no value over time. Farm infrastructure (buildings, equipment, tools, animals, etc) will allow me have a positive return on the land regardless of what happens to the currency.
Hmmm - we no longer own land in this country - unless you live in an area that has no property tax - we rent it from the gubmint, after paying a big down-payment (call it an escrow fund that is seized when taxes aren't paid.)
What happens in hyper-inflation ? Land prices (valuations) go thru the ceiling.
What happens to the property taxes ? Ditto.
Still think land is a protection against the economic collapse ?
I don't.
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