A problem on the topic of fascism is that, until authoritarian exploitation of human resources (people) or natural resources (environment) becomes noticeable, the money is nice.  A governance based on :”the economy” can be a euphemism for dictatorship.  It is easy to overlook corruption when money is being generated, and this includes our nation of shareholders.  Add to this the highly questionable policy of Citizens United by which lawmakers are purchased by big-money interests, and supposedly monitoring sources such as the Federal Reserve, which is supposed to maintain balance in “the economy”, has over a decade kept too low, interests.  Keeping interest rates abnormally low has forced family savings accounts into the stock market that can be considered speculative.  Low interest rates may also promote inflation.   read more