"Money, when considered as the fruit of many years' industry, as the reward of labor, sweat and toil, as the widow's dowry and children's portion, and as the means of procuring the necessaries and alleviating the afflictions of life, and making old age a scene of rest, has something in it sacred that is not to be sported with, or trusted to the airy bubble of paper currency." -Thomas Paine
It's amazing how much the people can be fooled if you only make them think they are wealthier than they really are. The same policies that have driven up stocks are also stagnating home prices and have driven up the prices of food, gas, insurance, healthcare, etc. Given the state of the economy, the need for illusion is deep. Here is the Dow Jones Industrial Average priced in a currency that can't be printed:
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