re: "Better get Ben to print up another trillion or two."
Why not? It's the American way!
I was tempted to write that "it's the LIBERAL American way," but I couldn't. I like being able to look myself in the mirror.
Both sides are doing it. And the implications of this are very, very, very, VERY bad.
I hope you folks are able to grow your own food... or have bodies that men will pay for. Given the direction we're headed, those qualities will matter one day.

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months