This is THE topic behind a lot of the other crises we are enduring nonstop these days. These dumbasses/evil geniuses (take your pick) have way way way bankrupted the country ( As have their equally venal counterparts in various other countries) and the peanut butter has just about broken the fan. So what’s next, fuckery-wise? CBDC basically in one fell swoop turns all of us into slaves because if successful they can track you and penalize you and nudge you and rip you off at a microscopic level every nanosecond. Raiding retirement accounts? Some type of global debt jubilee? Repricing gold again? How do you escape- paper dollars are not a long term solution. Crypto, gold, bullets, sacks of rice, and single malt whiskey? Welcome to the black market, gringos. They need to pass laws. They can’t just mandate this crap. But who has faith in the New Jersey Generals up in Congress to win this one for the little guy? Not this guy. I’m thinking a farm in Sardinia or the Azores is looking pretty good right now. ....What a colossal pain in the ass these people are.