 And we can thank the clowns who've been setting public policy and doing some really crazy, unprecedented stuff. Yes, the ruling class we have in this country is maybe the dumbest that history has had to offer. Again, it's a bipartisan idiocy. The Wall Street types will tell you that dates back at least two decades, though the more recent vintage of so-called experts acting like idiots is even more troubling because the stakes keep getting higher.