... the way it went away was with a massive creation of purchasing power in a grossly wasteful world war.

If we could get the increase in purchasing power without the blowing people and stuff up part, and get it more quickly, that would be nice.

Indeed, getting the purchasing power in people's hands is the "B", the bridge to which has been blown up by the bonus babies and their half-baked get richer quick schemes.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.