More like 22 for EU . <| sep |> bow and lance ples <| sep |> The fed ' s monetary policy measures have almost continuously fucked the system starting somewhere near Greenspan ' s tenure . The last president with some nuts Volcker knew his economics so well that he went balls to the wall against Lyndon Johnson and spiked the interest rates like there was no tomorrow . That is what it takes to be a fed president . Not a fucking doctorate in economics and having political connections . That is not to say either Greenspan or Bernanke weren ' t smart . They just weren ' t smart enough to see that the payoff from growing the market and getting praisemoney for it is a far far cry from the payoff from growing the economy .