> In my view this is symptomatic of a more fundamental issue - global asset price inflation driven by a broken financial system (i.e. a system being artificiall

> In my view this is symptomatic of a more fundamental issue - global asset price inflation driven by a broken financial system (i.e. a system being artificially pumped up with cheap credit). Spot on. You're not alone. For a more thorough and clinical review of how we're f'ed and why see Lyn Alden's "Broken Money". To your point, ppl are fond to talk about the economy. That's a distraction. It's a false god. Fact: the economic system and the sociopolitical system both side on a foundation. That foundation is the financial system. Full stop. https://www.lynalden.com/broken-money/ https://www.lynalden.com/broken-money/