Rising Asset Prices Are Not a Sign of Economic Strength — They’re a Symptom of Systemic Delusion In today’s Bubble Economy, the financial elite aren’t growing wealth through innovation or productivity — they’re simply leveraging inflated collateral in a system designed to reward ownership, not creation. The playbook is simple: Inflate asset values through cheap credit Use those inflated assets as collateral Borrow more to acquire more assets Repeat until the bubble becomes its own self-justifying narrative This endless loop of artificial wealth creation benefits the top 10% — who already own the majority of these inflating assets — and leaves the bottom 90% bidding against leveraged capital with stagnant wages and rising debt. The central banks keep the music…

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