> But he's done an excellent job of explaining it in layman's terms. I found myself on an emotional roller coaster whilst reading this piece - at moments I was

> But he's done an excellent job of explaining it in layman's terms. I found myself on an emotional roller coaster whilst reading this piece - at moments I was enraged, then again at moments felt like I could suggest something that would solve the issues, and then felt a little "let's stick it to the man"-ish near the middle. Excellent writing... Sigh... You are responding to rhetoric. That's why it's an emotional rollercoaster. Bad guys are identified and vilified, so you can feel like a righteous victim. Markets tend to reflect overall sentiment and expectations about the real world. There are a lot of tricks that bad guys can play to defraud markets, but speculation is assuredly not one of them.