Monday, April 20, 2009

The Credit Bubble Was a Ponzi Scheme Enabled by the US Dollar

Jesse's Café Américain: The Credit Bubble Was a Ponzi Scheme Enabled by the US Dollar: "They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Here is a picture of the US credit bubble, with the deleveraging which has just begun.

It is/was a Ponzi scheme, enabled by the advantages of controlling the reserve currency of the world, pure and simple.

It was the US dollar that was monetized, or more specifically US debt obligations, which are now substantially worthless and will have to take a significant haircut in real terms. This is similar to the Japanese experience in which they monetized their real estate."

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