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Sarkozy the Self-Appointed Savior Has "No Choice", Must "Reconquer" Voters to Save France Posted: 21 Sep 2014 07:15 PM PDT Arrogance cost former French president Nicolas Sarkozy the election in 2012. Judging from statements he made today, he's just as arrogant, if not more so today. He even brags of a bigger Facebook audience than Francois Hollande and his UMP party opponents, ignoring the fact that 60% of the electorate does not want him to run again. Self-Appointed Savior Has "No Choice" The Financial Times reports Sarkozy Pledges to Win Voters Back from French Far-Right. In a television interview, the former centre-right president who failed to get re-elected in 2012, said: "I am going to reconquer those French people," referring to the voters who in May helped the FN become the country's most successful party in EU elections.Less Energy, More Wisdom, More Facebook Hits The Guardian reports Nicolas Sarkozy Sets Out Comeback Plans for France's UMP party on TV The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was given a prime-time television news slot to explain his plans after announcing his return to frontline politics. Sarkozy set out his platform for the race to head the opposition UMP party, which will hold a hotly contested leadership vote in November.Flashback May 6 2012 The Daily Mail reports Vulgar, rude and egotistical, President Bling-Bling has met his Waterloo. Few will mourn the departure of a man who promised so much but delivered so little with his strutting cockiness and super-rich friends.What's Changed? Nothing. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
ECB Executive Board Urges Germany to Borrow and Spend Posted: 21 Sep 2014 07:36 AM PDT In a foolish as well as never-ending attempt to prevent price deflation and revive growth, the ECB Urges Berlin to Cut Taxes and Spend. Berlin has hit back at calls from a top European Central Bank official urging Germany to spend more to help the eurozone escape from its economic malaise.One must differentiate between the official views of the ECB and the views of a pair of ECB governors and that of Mario Draghi. Nonetheless, the position of Benoît Cœuré closely matches that ECB president Mario Draghi who hopes to spur lending, especially to SMEs (small and medium-sized businesses) via a trillion euro TLTRO scheme. The only difference is that Draghi did not come out and say Germany specifically. Draghi simply wants more spending across the board. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. |
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In the short run, it's more fun to be a consumer. It sure seems like consumers have power. The customer is always right, of course. The consumer can walk away and shop somewhere else.
In the long run, though, the smart producer wins, because the consumer comes to forget how to produce. As producers consolidate (and they often do) they are the ones who ultimately set the agenda.
Producers do best when they serve the market, but they also have the power to lead the market.
The more you produce and the more needs you meet, the more freedom you earn.
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