The only way people can repay the debt is by cutting their living standards very drastically. It means agreeing to shift their pension plans from defined benefit plans - when you know what you're going to get - into just "defined contribution plans," where you put money in, like into a roach motel, and you don't know what's coming out.
The one sure mark of a con, though, is the promise of free money. - Michael Hudson
The one sure mark of a con, though, is the promise of free money.
- Michael Hudson
A stand in is a politician who can deliver her constituency to her Wall Street backers. That's what a politician does in America. You get a constitue… - Michael Hudson
A stand in is a politician who can deliver her constituency to her Wall Street backers. That's what a politician does in America. You get a constitue…
The most serious problems lie in the financial sphere, where the economy's debt overhead has grown more rapidly than the 'real' economy's ability to … - Michael Hudson
The most serious problems lie in the financial sphere, where the economy's debt overhead has grown more rapidly than the 'real' economy's ability to …
Debts grow and grow. And the more they grow, the more they shrink the economy. When you shrink the economy, you shrink the ability to pay the debts, … - Michael Hudson
Debts grow and grow. And the more they grow, the more they shrink the economy. When you shrink the economy, you shrink the ability to pay the debts, …
Nobody prefers to earn income any more, because that's taxable. Rich people prefer to make capital gains. - Michael Hudson
Nobody prefers to earn income any more, because that's taxable. Rich people prefer to make capital gains.
Elites play the role today that landlords played under feudalism. They levy interest and financial fees that are like a tax, to support what the clas… - Michael Hudson
Elites play the role today that landlords played under feudalism. They levy interest and financial fees that are like a tax, to support what the clas…
You have a choice. Either you can have more oil, or more clean water. Fracking is not good for the water supply. - Michael Hudson
You have a choice. Either you can have more oil, or more clean water. Fracking is not good for the water supply.
What do the 5%, or the 1% actually use their money for? They lend it back to the economy at large, they load it down with debt. They make their money… - Michael Hudson
What do the 5%, or the 1% actually use their money for? They lend it back to the economy at large, they load it down with debt. They make their money…
The ideological foundation of today's business schools is that economic control should be shifted out of government hands into those of financial man… - Michael Hudson
The ideological foundation of today's business schools is that economic control should be shifted out of government hands into those of financial man…
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