*knocks Hubert on head a couple of times*
You're right - that's kinda the way it is, except the difference between RL and the reality
MA gives us, is that
EU is completely controlled by a single body.
MA could level inflation off completely if they wanted to - but they choose not to.
People easily forget that the way it is in
EU is not necessarily the way it has to be, and that
MA's balance sheets determine exactly how the economy works. It's not really an economy at all - it's a virtual economy, and that is a very different beast altogether.
I think this is why we have to separate ourselves from our in-world perceptions every once in a while, and ask why we're paying all this money for this game - maybe justify it to ourselves. I'm sure a lot of people don't do that, and that just makes things worse for everyone.
I think
MA should have to work a bit more for their cash. They're pretty blazee about it if you ask me. They still think they can do what they want, when they want, and usually, they can!
What happens when a company/organisation has this level of control? Just look at the oil companies now
