The cracks are showing. Trades are happening in other currencies now and it’s a question of time before Europe and Asia make other arrangements. Latin America will split between the two options.
I no longer feel emotion when people or events are involved unless someone dies. Then I will feel sad (and may cry) at their funeral, but otherwise don't cry over it.
I think that in this case, you're talking about people for whom there is no separation between reality and philosophy. He and people like RFK do stuff like this because it is what they WISH were the proper thing to do, regardless of what happens. Just like abstinence-only education.
It's not even the bribes. These people can be in situations where they have control over other peoples' property. Bankruptcy is very often due to bad luck like a layoff of medical condition, but is also widely caused by a lack of financial maturity. I agree that bad credit should not disqualify most people from most jobs, but then again, do you really want someone working at a bank that is shit with their own money? Some positions need a higher level of scrutiny.
In your state you have that power. At the federal level you have to do the least harm.