There have been many articles about the crisis, the financial system, Occupy Wall St. and so on. Few, however, dig beneath the surface. Here are two that do, and arrive at interesting results – the kind that seems obvious to you once you’ve heard it. The (original german) article “The Financial System as Parasite of […]
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Banking Bonus Proposal
N.N. Taleb, author of has a fantastic proposal for avoiding the next financial crisis. Fantastic due to its simplicity: End Bonuses for Bankers is his idea, and since it was posted in nothing less than the New York Times, it will certainly receive some public discussion. Of course, the comments are already all over the […]
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Following the Occupy Wall Street movement has been interesting. Following the media coverage doubly so. It is revealing to see how quickly the media loses interest, and how shallow most reports are. But the main issue I feel the need to write about is this “what is your demand?” thing. And hats off to Occupy […]
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