Of course they are spiking. This quote from Wall Street, the original movie, is precisely on point:
“Buddy, it’s not a question of
enough. It’s a zero sum game, sport.
Somebody wins and somebody loses.
Money itself isn’t lost or made,
it’s simply transferred from one
perception to another. Like magic.
That painting cost $60,000 10 years
ago. I could sell it today for
$600,000. The illusion has become
real. And the more real it becomes,
the more desperately they want it.
Capitalism at its finest.”
One of many fine quotes from that classic film.
Great quote, but this is less about what’s being done than it is about who’s doing it.
Deep State and its big biz cronies don’t like competition.