Who sets the fixed rate, and how. Why should they pay us anything...competing with foreign bonds? Private sector bonds?

"The most common explanation for France’s gilets jaunes protests against fuel-tax hikes is that they arise from too little democracy. Lower-income and rural citizens feel left behind by President Emmanuel Macron’s aggressive economic reform agenda, which ignores their interests and benefits an urban...

Sure...how would you enforce that policy over hundreds of departments tho

Anonymous surveys, so you could have gotten your opinion to the CEO?

https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dsh ... n-6-25-mom

Why would you loan someone money to buy stocks?

Lying is a requirement for politics, people dont want to know the truth. ie some lies are for the greater good. Most arent.

What did Bush do wrong? He seems to have a good rep...or did we just not have Twitter back then

Seemed odd to destroy Sadams army but not change the regime

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I reached the point where it was no longer possible to be a highly productive software engineer, at least if you are working in a large bureaucratic company.

Whats your proposed solution. Companies staying private? Low salaries with bonuses for finishing projects on time?

Free money from central banks keeps bad companies afloat. Central banks shouldnt try to mess with employment rates.

Meanwhile people go apeshit over decent projects like high speed rail

They settle billion dollar accounts between countries. Gold is a practical tool for that.

Do you need to move billions between countries?

Where can I get whatever Pointedstick is smoking =) As a determinist, I mostly agree, but I'm not sure the mind can accept the reality that the future is already written. We're just monkeys and we love chimping out. And this "fear based" forum is calmer than Bogleheads, with their academic arguments...

Budd's right, gold is moribund. For centuries it was needed for trade, but now we have fiat. Yes fiat burns up but thats the idea, you're not supposed to hold it. As India evolves, they'll drop gold too. It might still have some utility as a measuring stick. Edit: Fun story about gold in Iran https:...

Perth mint