"only one possibility: that B.S. Bernanke is secretly (and illegally) counterfeiting U.S. dollars -- and using those bogus dollars to prop up the U.S. Treasury

"only one possibility: that B.S. Bernanke is secretly (and illegally) counterfeiting U.S. dollars -- and using those bogus dollars to prop up the U.S. Treasury market." Really? Something has to be done with wealth. While the U.S. has a substantial amount of debt. It is in better shape than many other countries. Because of the global turmoil, treasuries of countries that aren't in danger of eminent collapse are selling at record lows. Germany auctioned off a round of treasuries with negative yields recently: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204124204577150311730396748.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020412420457715... I doubt Bernanke is propping up the entire world's treasuries. Your "man behind the curtain" theory is fun, and might help drive traffic, I just hope nobody takes this seriously.