Monday, August 20, 2007

KRUGMAN SEES NEW "BANK RUNS."

THE MIRACLE OF THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT IN CREDIT CONTINUES...

THE DEREGULATION OF CREDIT MARKETS IS REALLY BEHIND THE CURRENT CRISIS.

JUST AS THE 1930's PRODUCED A HUGE AMOUNT OF BANKING REGULATION...SO TOO THE CURRENT CRISIS WILL RE-INSTATE MANY OF THE OLD 1930's RULES...

EVERY GENERATION HAS TO RE-LEARN THE PITFALLS THAT PAST GENERATIONS TRIED TO PREVENT... WHY? WELL, PERHAPS, YOUTH IS INHERENTLY IGNORANT...AND THAT IS THE REAL BASIS OF CYCLES...THE PERILS OF OVER-EXPANSION MUST BE RELIVED EVERY 50 YEARS OR SO...