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razz
11-13-13, 10:19am
Maybe it is because I am an English major or just love reading unique insights but I found this post via John Mauldin's website.
http://www.edelweissjournal.com/pdfs/EdelweissJournal-014.pdf

Dylan Grice talks about how we are being manipulated by use of language when being sold a bill of goods.
Love this:

Edelweiss Journal, No. 14, November 2013

Regular readers of our irregular publication will be aware of our thoughts on inflation, but for those who are not we would summarize them thus: inflation is not measurable. We can summarize our views on money with similar succinctness: it is poorly understood. And as for the economy, we know only this: it is a complex system. From these observations can be derived a straightforward corollary on economic policy makers: trying to control a variable you can’t measure (inflation) with a tool you don’t fully understand (money) in a complex system with hidden, unobservable and non-linear interrelationships (the economy) is a guaranteed way to ensure that most things which happen weren’t supposed to happen.

One such unintended consequence of the past three decades’ economic experiments with “inflation” targeting has been the unprecedented inflation of credit which today leaves the world burdened with debt as it has never been burdened before. In Issue 12 we wrote about another unintended consequence of this monetary experiment, a redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich and, relatedly, a growing distrust both within countries and between them. Since money is based on trust, we concluded, devaluing money devalues trust.

ToomuchStuff
11-13-13, 11:00am
Surprised? Language manipulation happens everywhere, from political parties to slants in news organizations. From those paid for it (advertisers, spin doctors, etc.) to those trying to get you to agree with their opinion.

Gregg
11-13-13, 11:18am
Its comedic and tragic at the same time. The Greeks would be proud (except that their complex system of hidden, unobservable and non-linear interrelationships is apparently in worse shape than ours). The concept of inflation of credit is something that pops up here and there. I tend to read those examples a little more carefully than average because it makes sense that such high debt levels are going to cause problems at some point. From what I gather its a good time to get out of debt, live within our means, maybe grow a garden and relax. Who'da guessed?

SnakeBlitz33
11-13-13, 12:14pm
Gregg, I'm with you, and that's what I'm working on: getting out of debt, living within our means, growing a garden and hopefully one day relax. Cheers. :D

ApatheticNoMore
11-13-13, 12:21pm
One such unintended consequence of the past three decades’ economic experiments with “inflation” targeting has been the unprecedented inflation of credit which today leaves the world burdened with debt as it has never been burdened before. In Issue 12 we wrote about another unintended consequence of this monetary experiment, a redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich

unintended? taking the presumption of innocence thing too far ...

Gregg
11-13-13, 1:00pm
unintended? taking the presumption of innocence thing too far ...

+1 ANM



Gregg, I'm with you, and that's what I'm working on: getting out of debt, living within our means, growing a garden and hopefully one day relax. Cheers. :D

In my experience once the other parts are under control the relaxing just sort of happens. That's a nice day.