Originally Posted by Bill8

I think of it somewhat like what you just said, but model it out like this.

divide people down the median line - the bottom half are just stupid, and you cant fix stupid.

of the top half, the large majority, 90%, actually DO know the game is fixed, but they dont know how it's fixed, they dont know the details - and they don't care, they DONT WANT TO KNOW, as long as noone is pushing them away from the hog trough. So, you could say they know it's fixed, but act as if they don't, because it's to their immediate benefit to suppress that knowledge as long as noone is taking away their stuff.

of the 10% who know it's fixed, and know something about how the fix works, 90% still don't care, again, because the benefits are too great.

this is the overall problem with complaining about the fed - over the past decades, the benefits have been so great, that it's a waste of time complaining. yes, the priviledged few get the best part of the bargain, but we humans have been living in a pryamidal society for thousands of years.

complaining about the central bankers and the "5000" (or whatever you want to call them) and their servitor class is a dead end unless you have a clear plan for an obviously better replacement.

and thats not something we see in these kinds of discussions. nobody has a workable plan for an alternative, so it all becomes just silly, the dissatisfied bleating of sheep.