Economist says cash is bad for the economy.

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  1. geodesi

    geodesi Active Member

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    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-21/world-awash-with-cash-fuels-illegal-activity/7933250

    The economist seems to miss the point that economies are based on trade, and cash is about trade.

    He seems more focused on Government and Central Bank control, than economic outcomes. One of his most poignant statements is that 'we could use negative interest rates to promote investment."

    When did economists lose sight of real world value creation, ie production, resource extraction, farming and switch to government and central bank stimulus policy focused on finance and derivatives?
     
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    Old Codger Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Figures, MSM Economist I presume!

    David Kosch perhaps

    OC
     
  3. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Economist constantly get it wrong :eek:
     
  4. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXrEChbc5gI[/youtube]
     
  5. Shaddam IV

    Shaddam IV Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Economists and "climate scientists". Two things that the world would be better off without.
     
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    Shaddam IV Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    BuggedOut Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Wow. That was excellent. Thanks shiney :)
     
  8. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    Deist is a great source for both Austrian economics and libertarian principles and I'm really happy someone has watched that. :)
     
  9. boneyard

    boneyard Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    that clip ticked soooooo many boxes.

    thanks for the link.

    now to try to get some others to spend some time to learn and grow.
     
  10. SteveS

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    First step: try not to be patronising (I have to work at that, too).
     
  11. Holdfast

    Holdfast Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    You'll need food and water.

    Some of you folk still don't get it!

    Gold and silver will save your arse!

    I'm amazed..."really"....the writing is on the wall.

    They always said WW3 would start in the Middle East...I've said before...if "they" get into Turkey it's all-over!

    For those don't know, "Turkey" (Muslim Nation) is part of NATO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO

    If you haven't done so, I'd suggest you put spare cash into gold and silver and...fwiw, get out of the big cities.... "NOW".

    If Clinton is elected, research cold war 1957 Nuclear Defence.

    "CASH" lol....time for hard assets.

    H
     
  12. SteveS

    SteveS Member

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    Maybe try shouting more.
     
  13. Ipv6Ready

    Ipv6Ready Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Negative interest rate incourages poeple (banks) to divert the saving into other assets, like bonds, shares and even PM

    Just like there are trillions of dollars of debt there also trillions of dollars of savings.

    Even though you might not have considered it, your super account is also a saving account.

    Plus that economist was talking about banks not people. Negative central bank interest rate means banks would likely to divert it to other assets like government bonds or investment grade senior debentures. The funds from that is used by who ever wrote the bonds to invest the money.
     
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    Fixed it.
     
  15. Ipv6Ready

    Ipv6Ready Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    So is your shares and managed funds etc :)
     

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