> I agree - but backed with concerns based on legitimate understanding not "price is going up quickly, must be a scam".

Something that goes up and down so quickly and so frequently does warrant concern. Nobody has that understanding at the moment and it needs investigating.

> Because they did such a great job in 2008?

Maybe not the American government, but IIRC, Iceland is punishing the bankers (jail!) and the Canadian government has been praised for having kept a steady ship during the crisis through their economic policies. Governments can work.