Not entirely, it used to be gold standard and we built up a very big economy, we then switched to Fiat, that is like releasing a glider plane at 30,000 feet, yes, no engine and will not fly forever, but with an updraft here and there you can fly for a lot longer than you would expect. But we have been losing altitude for the last fifty years. That is why we lost our manufacturing industry. It was proof that our standard of living was disconnected from reality. But our debt has increased steadily, this is like the weight that this glider has to carry is increasing. The recent inflation is proof that we are losing altitude fast, the recession is proof that the glider is stalling, a whole lot more serious if you don't have an engine. 60% of the world's economy switching to BRICS is people with parachutes jumping out of the plane.