Maybe they're trying to set things up for the continual decrease in activity due to a few factors

a.) They can't get the R&F to do what they tell them anymore in affluent countries. They do token service, and then do whatever the hell they want for the most part.

b.) They can't get the R&F to dump money in the contribution boxes like they used to, and the R&F are certainly not going to start paying for literature.

c.) Eventually they'll run out of properties to sell, and will have to print less.

Terror's the product ya push
Well I'm a truth addict - oh sh*t I got a headrush