Misery Index drives gold demand

``... if SGS stats are applied, the Obama administration's Alternative Misery Index would be around 34% -- far worse than the Carter administration's economic performance, and over 2.5 times worse than the numbers used by the federal government... Consider for a moment what might happen to the gold price and the supply of gold coins and bullion if, over the coming years, there was a steady progression toward 10% of the population becoming gold owners. When you consider that 34% of the population would like to own gold -- no matter their present circumstances -- and less than 1% actually owns it, you begin to understand why gold is not in a bubble at all, but in fact, in a long-term secular bull market that still amassing considerable potential energy.''