Saving money gives you capital. And it’s capital accumulation – in the form of factories, roads, ships, buildings, machines…and raw savings – that gives people the ability to produce more. It may take a man with a shovel a whole day to dig a decent grave.
July 13th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "saving"
In Gono We Trust
We have it from our usually unreliable source in Washington that Gideon Gono, now head of the Zimbabwean central bank, has been called in to aid the Obama Administration. In secret talks, Gono has agreed to replace the out-going Ben Bernanke, who is said to be going to work as a helicopter pilot. Gono will take over the Fed. And a new bill has already been designed – our source was able to sneak out a copy of the new note – for 1 million U.S. dollars. That’s Gideon Gono’s picture on it…
February 4th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 6 comments | Continued
What We Face Now Is a Depression
What happened to Thomas L. Friedman? Did he drop the hair dryer in the bathtub…and give himself a jolt? Suddenly, he’s saying something that is modest and sensible. But his brush with intelligence lasted only three paragraphs. Then, it’s back to the old simpleton Friedman…with a solution to every crisis…and a fix for every problem his last solution caused. But you can’t fix a depression. And what we face now is a depression…
February 3rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
Tips from an Obama Insider on the Next Two Years
Now that Obama has officially dropped the “elect” from his title, what can we expect from his administration…and what does it mean for the country? Byron King passes along some rather grim predictions from an “Obama insider”, and gives us some advice on how to deal with the coming fallout…
January 23rd, 2009 | Byron King | 0 comments | Continued
The Swift and Violent Rise of Oil
If you want to know why oil prices could double this year, or how $52 trillion in total global debt will utterly suffocate central bank attempts to resuscitate bank lending, or Ben Bernanke’s secret plan to turn trillions of dollars worth of toxic assets into shareholder equity, read on! Two topics in one day! Why are oil prices lying? How much air is left in the credit bubble?…
January 20th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 10 comments | Continued
Replace Private Spending with Public Spending
The world’s markets have begun a major correction. The world’s governments – led by the United States – are determined to stop it. They want people to spend like there was no tomorrow. But people are acting like every day is tomorrow. Instead of spending, they are beginning to save…
January 9th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 7 comments | Continued
The French are Feeling Pretty Smug
France’s Sarkozy is feeling pretty smug. In fact, the French are feeling pretty smug…almost a feeling of schadenfreud, if they had a word for it…
October 30th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued