I am aware of that, too, but the issues world-wide seem to be larger than that. I think the issue is the control of the international finance and the use of the dollar as the main currency. There are cracks forming all over, with many nations not using the dollar any more, or at least figuring a way around it by offsets and such.
How can the dollar not crash when they are printing it so fast?
The creation of debt each month is astounding, and I don’t see how anyone can think that this kind of monetary policy is maintaining the value of anything.
After all, I use the price of a pound of butter as my guide. It is often more than $3.00 per pound now. There are reasons for this, and it is not a shortage of milk or cows.
Didn’t you know? The Koch brothers are making dairy products extra expensive somyou re forced to drink their soda.
Add to that the high price of paper towels...
You have a great point. My take has alway been that they are setting the financial collapse up for the next administration. If it collapses during their adm. they lose big time.