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Economic Dreams - Economic Nightmares
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"Economic Dreams - Economic Nightmares
A growing nation is the greatest ponzi game ever contrived. - Paul Samuelson
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. - Edward Abbey
March 27, 2009
US Oligarchs and their Minions
Simon Johnson, former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund and co-author of The Baseline Scenario takes American oligarchs to task in The Quiet Coup, Atlantic Monthly , May 2009 . Johnson believes, going forward, that we should seek smaller, better-regulated banking/finance houses incapable of doing systemic damage, and overseen by a different set of oligarchs (Wiki link) . Maybe? Or maybe we'll find a way to regulate bigger entities effectively? Or maybe we'll just set the stage for the next big mess? Who knows? In any case we certainly need to find something to hope for. Burning existing oligarchs at the stake is likely out. So maybe just replacing them, rewriting regulatory rules, and starting over is the best we can hope for. Somehow I think that is where Team Obama will ultimately attempt to take us. In any case, read Simon's thought provoking, controversial article. Here is a somewhat-lengthy excerpt:
Becoming a Banana Republic
In its depth and suddenness, the U.S. economic and financial crisis is shockingly reminiscent of moments we have recently seen in emerging markets (and only in emerging markets): South Korea (1997), Malaysia (1998), Russia and Argentina (time and again). In each of those cases, global investors, afraid that the country or its financial sector wouldn't be able to pay off mountainous debt, suddenly stopped lending. And in each case, that fear became self-fulfilling, as banks that couldn't roll over their debt did, in fact, become unable to pay. This is precisely what drove Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy on September 15, causing all sources of funding to the U.S. financial sect"
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