Financial crises – how did it happen?

How did we get the financial crises? This is a part of the answer
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Time to change

In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.
Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005)

We get what we deserve

Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)

The value of money – part 5

In my blog this week i asked you to join me in an experiment. I hope you did get some thoughts and questions about our present system. We are today in a financial crises and people that should know about it say its just the beginning of the crises. The system with money never could [...]

The value of money – part 4

The experiment continues. There has been some changes. People realises what the real resources are. They also realise that we cant say “we have no money” when it comes to produce or bring services. Its all about a will of doing something and get people to do it. We all realise that the lack of [...]

The value of money – part 3

If you´re still with me, and you managed to keep away your objections , the hypothetical experiment continues. If you  joined the experiment just now, i ask you to read the other parts and then continue here – thanks.
So… the world is still functioning. But there are some difference to the society now. Since we´re [...]

The value of money – part 2

The experiment we´re about to do is totally hypothetical and wont work if you start with objecting. You have to assume that its rules will work. Ok… lets go closer to the mind experiment now.
We all know that the value of money, and all that goes with it like our pensions, salaries, the value of property etc etc, [...]

The value of money – part 1

This week I´m gonna set up an experiment. I hope you will join me. This experiment will probably tell you things about our society and also about yourself. It´s VERY important that you are open minded. It´s a hypothetical experiment and will have a great value if you don’t object to much already from the [...]

We did the same old misstake

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their [...]

Not enough

If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves there wouldn’t be enough to go around.
Christina Stead (1903 – 1983)