Remember, government is not an enlightened organization designed to promote public welfare. It is barbaric, uncivilized forceโฆmilitary and police power put to the service of the insiders who control it. Yes, there are constraints on the way the insiders use their power. There are โchecks and balances,โ built into the constitution, for example. And there are cultural norms and traditional prohibitions. But eventually, the norms and traditions wear off, like painkillers. And then, the pain of raw government begins again.
Bill BonnerThe economic freedom that made the U.S. economy the leader of the world has given way toa rigged, controlled, and regulated economy.
Bill BonnerPeople do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.
Bill BonnerNo man bears more responsibility for the present worldwide financial crisis and coming depression than Alan Greenspan.
Bill BonnerAnyone who wants to vote probably shouldn't be allowed to vote. Voting is the first step towards zombification - trying to get something without actually working for it.
Bill BonnerPrinting up extra money - with no backing - used to be the sort of thing only counterfeiters did. Now it is done by the central bankers and Treasury Secretaries themselves. They don't apologize for it. They don't hang their heads and contemplate blowing their brains out. Instead, they're proud of it... announcing that they 'saved civilization,' or some such claptrap.
Bill Bonner