Has anyone else paid attention to Housing prices? Wow

You are overthinking the relationship between Politics vs. World economy. The real power and stability is in the money. Politics is just noise, and governed by economics at the end of the day despite political bluster. Big money likes stability and will always overcome politics to keep it that way. Governments, policies and social bias come and go...but financial priorities always march forward to further gain.

If you want to sit on the sidelines with your money, so be it. I would rather grow mine.
I am old enough to remember the Crash of what was it '08. Yes it recovered and is huge now. I know you are right, I also hate the thought of a world on credit and print the $ as you go! I rather put my $ in land that I can touch!! But the kind of land I love is not a great investment.