[quote=The-Shoveler]”when the SHTF moment does occur”
They will have learned a lot from the last time and be much better able to mask the issues the next time IMO.
Although IMO they pretty much knew exactly how it was going to play out in 2008 and it was planned for as well.[/quote]
Except that they have been using up all of their ammunition and there will be precious little left when the SHTF moment happens. They have masked the problem by *growing* the problem. The 2008 crisis was more difficult for them to manage than the 2000/2001 crisis, and the next one will be even worse because the numbers are growing larger and the problems are becoming more systemic with every new manufactured crisis.