Space mining!

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Well there is a rock up there with more gold on it then all the gold "EVER" mined on earth.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=358351

But just think what the prices would drop to if they were ever able to get that rock down to earth? Gold/platinum and so on is expensive, because it is rare. Flood the market? no longer rare? price drops.

Gold is a extremely efficient conductor of electricity, it would drop prices for computer components and Space Travel related components.

Agreed prices for stuff would go down, but the overall gain and increase in space travel related things would accelerate development. Or make the rich get richer.

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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.