And so it will continue. At least until the currency is destroyed. Or a political divorce comes about.
As long as the fedgov can keep spending $1.40 for every $1 in revenue, the effects of the bad economy aren’t felt because so many benefits are distributed to those not working. The Baraqqis used the national credit card to buy another term with the media cheering them on.
We all know the economic engine is gonna blow eventually, and I dearly hope it happens in the next 4 yrs.