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People don't care until the political system becomes ruled by hardcore leftist-rightist, who will impose purges after purges to clean the system of its complacency. In the end, only the hard-right and hard-left shape the debate..because they're the only ones who care enough to participate.

''Plan A entails a brutal fiscal retrenchment to restore debt sustainability. It will lead to higher unemployment and social unrest now, but only restore competitiveness in the distant future. It will intensify deflationary and political pressures in Europe’s south and so raise real interest...

French and German banking direct exposure to Greek crisis: France and Germany in the line of fire By Scheherazade Daneshkhu in Paris, James Wilson in Frankfurt and Patrick Jenkins in London Published: February 10 2010 France and Germany, likely to have the biggest say in the politics of...

Yes, i know..derivatives are not 10 times world GDP. But they're worth worrying, along with trade relationship, nuclear proliferation, electronic criminality and climate change.

Perhaps we have to consider the political implication of a worldwide bankrupcy again..:D A world government: A) fascist B) Communist C) Constitutional democratic federation People in power, just got to understand the inter-connections that bind them all together. They see...

US has to move to export-led and saving-based economy. If Chinese raise their currency, they will import more and change the dynamic. But they also needs, better social safety nets to make sure people don't stick to their jobs, because its their only way to keep their health insurance...

I'll agree with those who said previously that, first problem is business as usual. We cannot afford to let things go, as if we'd find means to solve the problems later on through technological breakthrough. We are relying on Chinese to foot the bills, by growing their internal...

Normally yes, there could be consideration of insider trading practice, but this is soros and buffett..they are not the usual trader. They care about this world and have the capacity to break in pieces the system that made things so wrong, because they know what is going on.

Wally, you mean they make money out of the market prediction of what is the value of these securities? Then right now, they would probably make zero money since interest rate are at 0%. So at the most important times, where they would need that money, they don't get any.

Why are you alive then? to fuck other's life by convincing them that it's more important to kill yourself than show some respect for all that the people have sacrificed to make things better before or now? Don't play the victim when you're planning to ruin other's life with your cynism...

Hey dude, i was having fun making this parables thing. Are you being sarcastic about the weimer style situation? Cause right now, we at least have the possibility to vent our anger on people we're suspicious at from different cultures or class, without having to meet them. So nobody dies...

The fed economic theory is very old, now it is changing. So results from the past are not what we'll see in the future. They don't have to be elected, so they can look at the big picture. Although, congress either could prove productive because they now know they can't get improvement...

I don't agree with the infrastructure plan being a bad thing, our banker..china does the same thing and hide the information about bad debt level. The whole world is broke, that doesn't mean we all give up and kill ourselves in expectation we get a better life next time. We have to work...

It depend because karma can mean many things and many concept. It could be that you don't live anymore because of bad karma, some people don't want to stop living, are they evil or childish from that? i doubt it so i tend to believe that both outcome are plausible.

When you want to avoid panic, focus on tangible assets. The state of collective infrastructure and services, how long can they last during a crisis? The rate of depletion of natural ressources needed for a rebound vs the development in recycling of waste. Diplomatic relationship between...

I tend to focus myself on geopolitics, it's more practical. At least you know that old grudge are influencing decisions, it is not only about money but also seriously about pride. The market needs to live like that, be proud and show it can keep its cool. Otherwise, as i said...

Sorry, desinvolture means casualness, (impertinence) offhandedness, not taking things too seriously. lol..

''After Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, the Fed became subordinated to the Executive Branch, where it remained until 1951, when the Fed and the Treasury department signed an accord granting the Fed full independence over monetary matters while leaving fiscal matters to the Treasury.''...

That would be great, a basket of commodities which we all need truly would at least push us into making things more simpler instead of calculating that our brain in an overpopulated world has more value than an acre of land that feed more than me alone. Ok that is not easy to get in the...

Some people here seemed to think that total mess from fighting with each others, is worth the impression it gives to everyone. It's self-fulfilling, don't play your hands with such desinvolture. Try hard to keep yourself focused on solutions. Ask questions when you feel gloomy, instead...