Reply #1: I don't mean to be glib,

[Trillo]

but IF we could get the federal government to bring inflation to zero, then the safest place would likely be a hole dug in a location only you know.

"I think that the powers that be will take advantage of ANY way to rip me off"

Yep. Sad, isn't it? Just remember, it's not really your money, you're only allowed to borrow it, in exchange for some labor, for a short amount of time. This is directed at the highest levels. Essentially it means your labor isn't really yours. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that when we're born, a certificate for our future labor value is n't sold to investors somewhere.