If you watch the Financial News shows,

like I do, (and have for many years), you'll notice that some people have a MUCH better record of analyzing what's happening, and predicting what's going to happen. Steve Leisman and Art Cashin come to mind, when talking about guys that are consistently correct. On the other side you have the Rick Santelli's, and other Tea Party types, who continually rail against the current govt and financial system, 'printing money' and comparing the national economy to an individual family's, where you have to 'balance the books' each month. Nothing could be further from the truth, unless that family had a printing press, and could print it's own money, that every other family (nation and person) wanted, and was willing to pay for. Bottom line, these clowns have been preaching financial collapse and inflation for YEARS, (as the financial markets and govt struggle to fix the economy that Bush and friends wrecked) but, there is NO inflation (except food prices, because of corn/ethanol), and if/when it begins, can be dealt with through interest rates. Today's lead AOL article warns about problems caused by TOO LITTLE inflation, that is much more realistic. This won't stop the 'whacko birds' from screaming that 'the sky is falling' as they always do. I just hope those in power don't rely on the loud voices (like Santelli, who's had his 15 minutes of fame, as a loudmouth) that obviously don't have a clue.