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From att!watson.ibm.com!metzger Mon Sep 30 12:07:55 0400 1991
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 91 12:07:55 -0400
From:  (Perry E. Metzger)
Subject: submission for cryonics: repeat of question about alcor's finances

Hi all;

A couple of weeks ago I asked if it was true that Alcor is heavily
invested in US treasury securities and other instruments that might be
subject to extreme instability in case of default on the US national
debt or an equivalent action by the US federal government, such as the
hyperinflation "solution" to the debt problem. Given the fact that the
US government is rapidly approaching the point of no return on the
debt, this is not an insignificant question. If anyone with an inside
knowledge of Alcor's finances (preferably someone from Alcor itself)
would care to answer, either in public or in private, I would
appreciate it.

Perry Metzger

[ Perry, The Oct. 1991 issue of Cryonics magazine has an article by Ben Best
  titled "A Plea for Inflation-Proof Cryonic Financing".  That issue also
  has a letter on the topic of inflation-proofing investments / suspension
  funds.  These should begin to answer your questions.  Also, if I recall
  correctly, more articles on this topic are planned for upcoming issues
  of Cryonics magazine. - KQB ]

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