I have familymembers in the same boat. They know the "unsinkable" ship has hit an iceberg and is taking on water, but hoping to ride it out in the safety of the bar with the live musicians.

Fiat has helped to create soft people... complacent and too comfortable in their privilege. Unlike in past times, the number of Americans willing to sell it all, uproot their families, and head via "wagon" to a better place are few... about as few as there are bitcoin.