very true.
Also if a latte costs $1400 governments are being overthrown all over the world.
Kazakhstan got overthrown with an x2 price of gas.
Imagine an x10 price of everything.
The USA knows damn well they need to keep citizens placated with distraction.
People with nothing to lose have a tendency to lash out quite unpredictably.
This is especially true in countries where live has been relatively easy and people feel entitled to their easy life.
It's all relative. Relatively matters quite a bit.