it does hurt all4one, you and me and everybody knows that infltion is not even close to the figures that they are saying. sure your flat screen tv might be cheaper, or the latest apple-I-shite will be cheaper, but the stuff we all need to survive is inflated and it's not slowing. when the fed is buying 80- 90% of the bonds it can print, then sure they can keep interest rates low, but i though, ( stupid me) we lived in a free market, that means no govt, undue banking intervention. if the market was truly allowed to be free then NO one would buy USTbonds, the interst rates would be up over 7.5% the inflation rate even higher and the banks propping this shonky system up would be out of business. NO wonder that they and their cronies in mainstream media who are helping fool the general public, and some misguided souils on here, the alternative is a collapse of the system. if anyone considers themselves a capitalist then they should be very sceptical, as the system that is masquerading now as a free capitalist market is about as far fomr as possible. im sure gold will take another kicking, its the way tis being written, but if you are long and can hold on, its as good as gold.
