http://www.trendsresearch.com/

I had around 18th months notice of it and wasn’t surprised when it happened.

Of course the principles of preparedness are timeless, but it is not knowledge of these that were my warning, but incidental words from financial investors of a big collapse on it’s way in 2008.

I suppose it is true to say that if you are not paying for good financial advice, there is no-one inclined to give it to you.

and… non-financially inclined individuals may find it hard to tell who is (a) qualified, and
(b) likely, to give them good advice
– and such individuals are not likely to be able to recognize and act on said advice.

todays financial frameworks are not run for my benefit, thats for sure

He may be reading better ‘tea leaves’, but the reality of what happens when more currency is added (and added in specific places to specific people) or subtracted (from specific places and specific people) drives the “real” economy – such as it is with its fraudulently criminal nature (driven by fraudulently criminal people).

I have a very hard time dealing with people who ignore the huge elephant in the room as that elephant stampedes, craps on everyone, urinates on everyone, and uses up all the resources required by everyone on “our” planet earth. Why ignore that beast and why pretend that it doesn’t exist? What is the point? Is the idea: to be a more obedient servant?

I’m curious.

Anyone,

I’m used to being censored, left for dead I presume, however, the comments have been publicly solicited; therefore my censored (or ignored) positions will continue, just for the hell of it.

When “we” need something, it seems to me, it is a good idea to know who belongs in this set of people. Suppose, for example, that “we” are the people who wish to stop being victims and “we” wish to take on the roll of being victimizers, supposing that is true, then “we” need a real economist – don’t we?

Yes we do (I can be my own opposition can’t I, according to “we” the individual me?).

Yes “we” do need a real economist, and “we” need one that can employ the “real” economy in such a way as to move more of that power to “us” and from “them”, because that is the “real” economy and that is how the “real” economy works – don’t “we” agree?

Yes we do.

When the real economists speaks to me, if I ever find one, I’m going to ask that real economist to accurately identify real money in a sense where “real” means “really good”, or “really ideal”, or “the best”, or “the most efficient”, or “the most accurate”, or “the most beneficial”, and with the obviously qualifier as to whom is this money the best, the most ideal, etc.

I can look at the link in this data stream to see if that individual offers any accurate data on accurate money since that individual knows “how modern economies actually function”; presumably under the current money monopoly systematic extortion crime – such as it is, currently.

Thanks for the link?

Of course, Keen rejects neoclassical economics which allows him to see how modern economies actually function.

That’s exactly my point, the Austrian economists have warned about the crisis for a long time too. But economics is theoretically very centralized and aims for perfect homogeneity – no other views than the present neoclassical dogma allowed. This is why e.g. Obama could repeat that “no economists” questioned his stimulus package whereas most non-mainstream economists were strictly opposed to it. This is also why all you hear in the major outlets of news and economics commentary is the view of Krugman et al – exclusively neoclassical, neo-Keynesian views.

Your statement on seeing how modern economies “actually function” is well taken; it echoes my point that we do not need most economists but we are in desperate need of real economists (there are very few out there).

Of course, Keen rejects neoclassical economics which allows him to see how modern economies actually function. He is one of a small number of heterodox economists who have done so, but they are growing.

The use of econometrics for making predictions is a big problem. Given that economies are complex adaptive systems, one cannot forecast using econometric models, which uses historical data. People learn and economies change and evolve through time. One cannot extrapolate outside of one’s data set.