New Posts For Thread: One for the optimistshttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimistsWe are all aware how stats and numbers can be twisted to fit our arguments, with this in mind, I would (genuinely) be interested to see the figures being used on the slides in this presentation to portray a positive outlook for the UK?http://www.fspoBiscuits, all the money in the world couldn't buy Manicaland and it's in Zimbabwe.I don't think "monetarism" means what you think it means.The LSE could indeed predict the world if it was a free market. It isn't, it never was. And neither is NYSE orhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527480353#527480353Biscuits, all the money in the world couldn't buy Manicaland and it's in Zimbabwe.I don't think "monetarism" means what you think it means.The LSE could indeed predict the world if it was a free market. It isn't, it never was. And neither is NYSE orMon, 24 Dec 2012 20:41:10 -0600Menelaus, all the money in the world could not buy Wyoming. Because Wyoming is in America.That's where monetarism fails, as an indicator.If everything could be rteduced to its value, like oil, the world could be predicted by the LSE.Merry Christmas.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527478211#527478211Menelaus, all the money in the world could not buy Wyoming. Because Wyoming is in America.That's where monetarism fails, as an indicator.If everything could be rteduced to its value, like oil, the world could be predicted by the LSE.Merry Christmas.Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:25:07 -0600Merry Christmas to you too, whoever you are.I've heard of monetizing debt but I've never heard of "monetizing oil". Last time I filled up my car at the pump I didn't see any digital 0s and 1s pouring out of the spout, it was some kind of liquid smellhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527476005#527476005Merry Christmas to you too, whoever you are.I've heard of monetizing debt but I've never heard of "monetizing oil". Last time I filled up my car at the pump I didn't see any digital 0s and 1s pouring out of the spout, it was some kind of liquid smellMon, 24 Dec 2012 13:50:00 -0600Merry Christmas everyone.Schoolboy error, Menelaus. He would monetise oil, yet not the acreage of the richest country in the world. And cannot see that all econonmic considerations are prey to political power, where the USA is pre-eminent, and will bhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527474821#527474821Merry Christmas everyone.Schoolboy error, Menelaus. He would monetise oil, yet not the acreage of the richest country in the world. And cannot see that all econonmic considerations are prey to political power, where the USA is pre-eminent, and will bMon, 24 Dec 2012 12:56:00 -0600paddletoeIf the finanical markets did collapse and paper money became worthless what would the future hold socially, politically and economicallyThere's a very high level of interconnectedness in today's financial system, so viewing this as a "localihttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527470941#527470941paddletoeIf the finanical markets did collapse and paper money became worthless what would the future hold socially, politically and economicallyThere's a very high level of interconnectedness in today's financial system, so viewing this as a "localiMon, 24 Dec 2012 08:51:24 -0600What will be the solutions they suggest for safe guarding money / property / investments.For those not wishing to subscribe to what could be a very clever piece of marketing.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527469731#527469731What will be the solutions they suggest for safe guarding money / property / investments.For those not wishing to subscribe to what could be a very clever piece of marketing.Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:07:05 -0600Evolution and history are concrete, money is nominally.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527465125#527465125Evolution and history are concrete, money is nominally.Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:15:24 -0600I have just started reading the financials forum and i am a fan of Melanus's economic views.I am affriad i cant have a very indepth econmic debate as my knowledge is limited in comparision to some of the posters on this forum. However, my question ishttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=527438301#527438301I have just started reading the financials forum and i am a fan of Melanus's economic views.I am affriad i cant have a very indepth econmic debate as my knowledge is limited in comparision to some of the posters on this forum. However, my question isSat, 22 Dec 2012 18:17:05 -0600Another very interesting thread, imo.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=526684271#526684271Another very interesting thread, imo.Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:39:20 -0600Muqbil, thanks for putting this up.Very interesting video despite that really in the end it is nothing more than a promotional piece for MoneyWeek.Here's my take on it and some things for people to consider as they watch and contemplate the video's mhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/29526797/one-for-the-optimists?post_id=526682051#526682051Muqbil, thanks for putting this up.Very interesting video despite that really in the end it is nothing more than a promotional piece for MoneyWeek.Here's my take on it and some things for people to consider as they watch and contemplate the video's mFri, 07 Dec 2012 11:13:12 -0600