Thank you for your illuminating and very interesting comment.

As a child, I remember my grandparents had several months supply of tins of meat, vegetables and fruit stowed away in the out houses. Could of been because of the effects of rationing in the UK during WWII and the 1930's depression.

Monetary history is not taught in schools for a reason, I guess.

Oh so right, and so is the monetary system not taught in University economic courses.

HISTORY TELLS US ALL A LOT OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE. IT ALWAYS RHYMES!