Ponzi economy

2003-10-01 Thread joanna bujes
http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/daily/2003/0912a.htm Ponzi Economy by Kurt Richebacher Contributor, The Daily Reckoning September 12, 2003 The Daily Reckoning PRESENTS Bullish sentiment is riding at 1987 levels; tech stocks are leading the way in the reflation rally. What can we say

Re: Ponzi economy

2003-10-01 Thread Mike Ballard
Still, the fact is that the working class in the USA (if employed) can produce a hell of lot more wealth than ever could before. The capitalist class just has to find places to unload it. One of those places is, of course, the credit cards which the working class possess. Mike B) --- joanna

Re: Ponzi economy

2003-10-01 Thread joanna bujes
It can produce wealth, but mostly what it produces, having no choice in the matter, is crap. The tragedy of it is that they then trade their lives in for a load of crap. Joanna Mike Ballard wrote: Still, the fact is that the working class in the USA (if employed) can produce a hell of lot more

Re: Ponzi economy

2003-10-01 Thread Mike Ballard
Choice not crap: a good slogan for the next BLANK march. Trading their hours for a handful of dimes (to paraphrase Jim Morrison) is part and parcel of TINA mentality. Tiny is as tiny does, Frank Zappa sang. Cheers and beers, Mike B) --- joanna bujes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It can produce