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Great documentary by Adam Curtis on the BBC: Pretty much captures the lead up to the disaster of the first decade in the 21st century. Four episodes that get better. I must confess to being surprised how powerless our the politicians are. According to this version of events at least, they are basically at the mercy of investors, and helpless to do anything other than give investors what they want.
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the sentiment is in the right place. i do not believe there is regression to the mean in wealth distribution. As Mr Pareto discovered it is governed by a power law distribution which is about as fat tailed as it gets. book writers are a case in point - the most popular books will sell millions, the average - a few thousand.
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what has it always been? come on - you know by now...
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the US in general - many times more people than Adolf hilter. Were there 50m Indians there? - Hitler used this as an example for his own aims. He barely scratched the surface of what Americans did and continue to achieve. Goebbels knew relatively nothing compared to the US about propaganda. If he had done he would have changed the name to something like public relations - a massive industry in the US.
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Chinese Government Drop Hammer On Lending
sharpe replied to Realistbear's topic in House prices and the economy
Yes a lot seems to hinge on the Chinese economy. I also noticed that the Chinese government was encouraging its citizens to invest in gold at circa $1000. They effectively under wrote the price and must have been aware of the coming inflation. -
Chinese Government Drop Hammer On Lending
sharpe replied to Realistbear's topic in House prices and the economy
Yes a lot seems to hinge on the Chinese economy. I also noticed that the Chinese government was encouraging its citizens to invest in gold at circa $1000. They effectively under wrote the price and must have been aware of the coming inflation. -
Evidence Of The 'trickle Down Affect' From The Rich
sharpe replied to workhou's topic in House prices and the economy
how would you define trickle down? In the US there is a regressive tax regime - where the poor pay proportionally more tax than the rich who use tax havens and international corporations to minimise tax. This tax raised from the poor by force is then given to the rich in the form of subsidies and bailouts. There is no trickle down it is armed robbery by the US government and should be fought with all mean necessary -
Where's The Big Society When You Need It?
sharpe replied to Hyperduck Quack Quack's topic in House prices and the economy
yes - the alan key for the sewer will be there - you and Mr Cameron can get to work unblocking my sewer or is it just a load of lies? -
Where's The Big Society When You Need It?
sharpe replied to Hyperduck Quack Quack's topic in House prices and the economy
You said: I need a multi-tude of jobs doing. Can you PM me please, thanks.