"The inflation / deflation "recipe" the Elite are using is more advanced than single-dimensional classical analysis. They are inflating the debt-markets (otherwise they go bust by non-refinancing / non-rollover of debt) and deflating the small guy. Large debt markets get refunded and the small guy gets a liquidity crunch or a problematic daily costs / daily income ratio (if he doesn't own any loans)." - AlexGR

Great post.

I'd add that the Elite have less control than you suggest. They can front-run, mislead,
change the timing a little (otherwise MA would be wrong) but they cannot magically
increase productivity, nor can they revoke the laws of economies of scale. Eventually,
that's going to cause some pain.