The Illusion of Control The Fed wants you to believe it’s got everything under control — that it can “manage” the economy by nudging rates up or down like a thermostat. That’s a lie. What it’s really doing is trying to hold back a tidal wave with sandbags. Inflation isn’t tamed. Job growth is stalling. Debt is spiraling. And yet, instead of letting the economy purge the waste, Powell and company are doubling down on the same poison that created the mess in the first place. What’s Coming: The Crash Cycle Here’s how this plays out, because history doesn’t lie: Cheap money props up bubbles. Housing, stocks, junk bonds — all artificially inflated. Ordinary people get priced out. Homes are…

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