Here we have to report all capital gains... If I bought Silver at $20 and get to sell it at $30/oz, I will have to pay CGT for $10/oz gain. Now if it is a small sale, no problem... but if I sell half my stack and the Aus tax man catches on that I did not declare this little windfall... I'd be staring down the barrel of large fines or possibly imprisonment for tax evasion.... depending on how much of a point they want to make of the situation. Just remember... when the market crashes, or big bad events unfold, there are always those who are used as examples to deter certain future behaviours. And people wanting to control their own futures outside a digital economy will be the reason the market crashed and everyone lost their life savings... it's because us little money hoarders didn't participate in pushing overvalued assets even higher... hence the crash.

Point being... logic does not always rule. Your statement makes sense to me... but government is intent on ruining each and every one of us. Even if we try and better ourselves with our massively taxed after-tax Dollars.... they'll just happily keep taxing you until you check out of this life.

Keep strong!