@ballpoint That was a pretty good explanation and analogy. Sadly so many just see the 'current' big numbers and feel they've been gouged not realizing the years of zero and lost profits. It's the same with the workers. During the down years they leave for other work or don't have any work and live on savings. So when there is work, they make a lot of money. As in any life some make a killing (Joe Biden, Vlad Putin, Xe Jinping, Scott Sheffield, Roman Abramovich, Elon Musk, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang or Justin Trudeau), doesn't matter which Government or style. What matters is the free market which enables more than just the elites to 'profit'.
Wow, I went on a tangent,
@Andrew65 Khun ballpoint, answered you question very well.