[Leisler]

A breathless and sweeping junk book that builds up straw men and then knocks them down.

No one understands the US or even the world economy. Economic historians argue about the 1930's economic depression. So, what chance does someone have of entering into large, long term structures and contracts with the most dishonest of world governments? But hey, it's something to do and it keeps people, whom are otherwise unproductive, busy.

[RightWhale]

No one understands the US or even the world economy.

Economy originally referred to household management. Extending this to an entire country is probably pushing the analogy, and to the entire world is probably attempting to describe hallucinations as contact with the supernatural world. There is no world economy even if there appears to be such a thing from time to time.