A tree shall be known by its fruit. That is what I think of Gaither's reveal to Norman Dodd. Is America doing well these days, in 2011? Aren't Americans struggling to put food on the table? To merge with the Soviet Union would require a transfer of wealth suitable to make America a banana republic, and it is well on its way. Remember: Money is one-half of every transaction and the quality of money is more important than the quantity. This is what confers value. So, being that the Federal Reserve has controlled our money since 1913, has the dollar risen in value? Quite the contrary. Is healthcare or manufacturing doing well? Is our education successful overall? We are being "educated" for crappy service-sector jobs that produce nothing but largely squander wealth and make us fat and lazy. Perhaps when a military boot crashes our bottoms, we will know how close we are to a merging with the Soviet Union.