@Raccoon @rayotron Do you know what quantitative easing means? We did a lot of that, especially after 2008.
Yes it is, and its a long trend from specific events where we made major changes in the way our economy works, formalizing financial markets
And Bush's war's in Iraq, where we were sending pallets of money, at least one vanished.
Additionally fake 'super' notes
All these specifically price gouging and more are contributing factors