The US government continues to appear to be unable to respond effectively to this crisis. Printing trillions of dollars is devaluing the dollar, which also devalues assets priced in dollars, such as stocks, while real assets, such as gold, increase in value. Gold is transforming into a currency as this economic crisis unfolds, which is exasperated daily by the pandemic. Businesses and industry can’t go back to normal. The current economic policies have become politicized, which is just exacerbating the problem, especially for the middle and lower classes. These appear to be the wrong policies