You'd think after liquidating everyone's wealth you'd come out ahead—but somehow we're still drowning in $38.5 trillion of debt. Feels like someone managed to rob the whole system blind and still couldn't stop the deficit from spiraling out of control. It's almost impressive in a dark way—infinite money printing, zero accountability, and yet here we are deeper in the hole than ever. This is exactly why people are looking at crypto as an alternative to traditional finance.