Phil, its like that tv program, The X-Files, where the government and people with power and money, For The Good Of Humanity, are keeping the POG at its long current value. They believe that world collapse will happen if they loose control. They know that they are wrong, but the past mistakes have added up to such that if not controlled with more bad practice things will go wrong in a big way.
So huff and puff they blow more bad air into the balloon, already stretched beyond it safe limits, waiting for safety valves to open and reduce the pressure.
But those who open a valve will be damaged, so everyone wants another to open their valve, everyone waiting and watching and wondering who will be forced to open their valve knowing that they will resist and delay.
When will the food shortage in Russia reach a point that people in the streets will be hungry enough to act. This to me is an incorrect view. There is no food shortage in Russia. Lots of food and lots of money. Enough money to buy all the food. But only a fraction of the Russian population has enough money for food, and a smaller fraction has more than enough. If you are hungry and see little food, then you feel sad and worried. If you are hungry and see little food, but those with money can buy, and not you, then bad luck. But if you are hungry and see lots of food, but don't have the money, and others have lots of money, then ripe for a return to old fashion Communism thru a peoples revolt against the rich capitiaist. The old Party bosses and from the old Communist system are ready to catch the people's will.
Russia Communism = Weapons build up = Cold War = Gold demand up
Doug |