Article below. http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/06/09/investing-in-silver/ In the UK there is a value added tax on silver is that the same in the USA.
Ironically this article about silver is written by a guy named Hunt. A relation to the infamous brothers perhaps?
you might be right he might be the hunt brother you are talking about. two things i am sure about is one there will be inflation so silver will go up in price. the second the person who did the article has shares in silver standard.