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David Korten

"Money flows into the US, and inflates US assets, and allows the US to have a monstrous trade deficit. That means we are consuming more than we are producing."

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"Money flows into the US, and inflates US assets, and allows the US to have a monstrous trade deficit. That means we are consuming more than we are producing."

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"My own experience in the third world was that even if people started to make more money, the cost of living and housing increased often faster than the wages."

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"Not exclusively, but the bulk of our local economy should be covered by local currencies, which is more efficient than having global currencies which lose connection with reality in the markets, shops and communities of the people."

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"It is interesting to note that the 200 richest people have more assets than the 2 billion poorest."

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"The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system."

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"The EU will face problems similar to the US: an increasing gap between the citizens and decision makers in Brussels and a perceived or even real lack of democracy."

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"Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society."

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