Drowning in debt and faced with unrealistic, ridiculously unpopular austerity measures, the government has announced that it will now tax private pension savings in order to raise 470 million euros (roughly $675 million) per year…a lot of money in a country of only 4.4 million people.
May 18th, 2011 | Simon Black | 1 comment | ContinuedArchive for Simon Black
How to Be Self-Reliant in the Age of Turmoil
We have entered what I call the Age of Turmoil, a time that is marked by rapid change and fluctuating crises. The old system of debt and consumption that gave us great salaries, generous benefits, stock market and housing appreciation, and a high standard of living is gone forever.
December 7th, 2010 | Simon Black | 2 comments | Continued
