If anyone is still wondering how things can get as bad as they are in the US...
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2021/02/janet-yellens-slush-fund-to-meddle-in-markets-got-a-490-billion-haircut/
...it is just a matter of time. Surely, at some point, they will put someone with an ounce of integrity in these positions.
I just hope I am around to see it all come tumbling down because when it happens (& it will)...it is going to be epic. The sooner the better!!