If you get a big pile of money you have to pay taxes on it immediately and then you only get interest on what is left over afterward. If get a big pile of gold you don’t pay taxes until you sell it, and in the meantime you benefit from any increase in value since then.
If you get a big pile of money you have to pay taxes on it immediately and then you only get interest on what is left over afterward. If get a big pile of gold you don’t pay taxes until you sell it, and in the meantime you benefit from any increase in value since then.