U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion
February 16, 2010
WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy ceased to function this week after unexpected existential remarks by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke shocked Americans into realizing that money is, in fact, just a meaningless and intangible social construct...
"It's just an illusion," a wide-eyed Bernanke added as he removed bills from his wallet and slowly spread them out before him. "Just look at it: Meaningless pieces of paper with numbers printed on them. Worthless."
According to witnesses, Finance Committee members sat in thunderstruck silence for several moments until Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) finally shouted out, "Oh my God, he's right. It's all a mirage. All of it—the money, our whole economy—it's all a lie!"
It gets a lot better with a happy ending at the link here:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-economy-grinds-to-halt-as-nation-realizes-money,2912/
We had a piece here roundly criticized about some guy in the House of Lords. I asked Brits on another website about him and they said he was crazy but no one could stifle him because they are appointed for life.
They also thought this audit was bunk but I can't believe that Bernie Sanders is one of the men behind the curtain...
We don't ever seem to get a straight story on these things. And personally, when they start talking numbers like this I just feel like, well, it's just digits or perhaps it's all a shell game. IDK.
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