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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.
Thats the issue with the modern age, these 1% club are the producer and director of new era and they are the running movie with their own comfort. The problem is, whoever involved in the operations of big assets like oil production, diamond and gold mines etc are all government plus riches club. They are the base of the cake and we are the cream layer who will keep changing all the time. They do not care about it, they do not suffer from the inflation because they can simply increase the cost of assets and overcome it.
Those who deny this fact are still in dark I believe! Look at the mans journey up here, started with 1 euro and Good lord ending with 36 euros! Definitely inflated economy.