Perfect example of what I'm referring to in my post above in the thread in the link. They make the rules as they go so they are protected when it sucks and get rich when it doesn't.
I agree with you about the corruption. But it really doesn't matter who is in charge or when the election is. They all play for the same team. And they are all going to make money from the collusion behind the scenes. And they are going to continue to prop the market up and suppress metals. It will probably happen for quite a bit longer.