Quote from chasinfla:
markets don't like it when the state interferes with private ownership of property; assets are repriced to adjust for the risks (i.e. risk of seizure, low productivity, liquidation, etc.).
Quote from Mecro:
You're kinda on the right track but you are off. Don't think that Russian government does not know what they are doing, their strategy is actually brilliant.
Quote from chasinfla:
Brilliant, like a thug with a machine gun. School-yard bully brilliant.
Abuse of authority is more audacious than brilliant, though. It's braun over brains.
If the day ever comes that someone seizes your wealth just to impress the marketplace, be sure to weigh in on the brilliance of that trick.