It really does seem to be a way for the super-elite with their hereditary wealth to increase their asset value at the expense of the bulk of the population.
Come to think of it this way, the so called elite are the once being rich and in control of the system from behind but we are seing the result ahead not knowing that our first enemy are the closest people we know or see, no matter how high the price of petrol is they will still have access to buying it because the money to use is not their problem, only the masses complain, what a failed generation assembled together with self interest leaders enslaving people in thier liberty world of freedom.