I would add that whoever can also circulate the most money wins – that way you can confiscate the wealth of the world and not just your own citizens.[/quote]
Outtamojo: That’s a very good point, too, and there are parallels here with the 1930s, mainly having to do with a hoarding mentality when it came to monetary circulation.
One of the major arguments against the stimulus has been the perception that little, if any, money is really circulating. Keeping in mind that most of the stimulus money still has to be spent undermines this somewhat, but perception is the editor of reality (which also harkens back to the 1930s and FDR’s “Fear itself” speech, which was designed to boost confidence and consumer spending and bank lending).
