3 Quotes & Sayings By Chris Martenson

Chris Martenson is an independent researcher, author, and futurist specializing in Peak Oil and the global economy. He has written three books on these subjects, including the international bestseller "The Crash Course" and his latest work, "The Crash Course 2.0". He also hosts Peak Prosperity, a popular podcast, and is the founder of PeakProsperity.com where he answers questions about economics, investing, politics, and life in general.

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The bankers and financiers are badly overplaying their hands, again, and people are starting to catch on to the scam. Real wealth is tangible things produced with tangible effort. Loans made out of thin-air 'money' require no effort and are entirely ephemeral. But if those loans are used to acquire real ownership of real assets, then something has been exchanged for nothing and one party is getting screwed. . Chris Martenson
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Savers have to be punished so debtors can be saved. Why? Because if debtors are rescued, that makes it possible for more debts to be issued in the future. And why is that important? Because the banking system needs ever more loans in order to survive. Chris Martenson