“It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear. While such an economy may produce a sense of seeming prosperity for the moment, it rests on an illusionary foundation of complete unreliability and renders among our political leaders almost a greater fear of peace than is their fear of war.”
Douglas MacArthur
Some interesting links if you have time;
Cash hand out stimulus to begin in Japan
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-ishihara-idUSKCN0VQ0VQ
Big bank gouging sheep in Oz
http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/big-four-banks-accused-of-setting-debt-traps-with-credit-cards-20160217-gmx3pi.html
Battle lines being drawn in the Middle East.
http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2016/02/17/russia-and-iran-strengthen-defnce-ties/
Singapore: January exports crash
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore-s-exports-slump/2521826.html
Tempting the sheep into the cashless society
http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/curve-card-means-youll-never-7386976
Average UK home price $410,000
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/16/average-uk-house-price-reaches-288000
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