A Flawed Foundation, But Brilliant Strategy?

http://zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-eu-flawed-foundation-brilliant-strategy

The essence of Mercantile Colonialism is to create a need for debt, then finance that debt and eventually exchange that debt for the collateral assets that are the underlying wealth producing assets.

In the Austrian School of Economics, this exchange of printed paper for real assets, is called the Indirect Exchange. It is well understood and well documented but like usury is avoided in polite conversation. Eventually the colonies worked as slaves to pay the debt to their European masters.

Gold is the Money of Kings, Silver the Money of Merchants and Debt the Money of Slaves

The European banks are slowly but surely, through a tactic of Financial Arbitrage, moving more and more sovereign debt to the ECB and EU. Someone must pay for this debt and that will eventually be the entire European taxpayer base. That is the goal.

"The way to make a lot of money is to invest in a known & predetermined outcome."
Joseph P Kennedy, (father of President JFK and one of the richest self-made prohibition bootleggers in America).

It was obviously a flawed approach where Monetary Policy would be disconnected from Fiscal Policy. It was expediently swept under the carpet as something to be avoided and left for future political operatives to craft the public response.

Question: "Why would we implement a flawed system?"

It is exactly the same question as why did US banks make liar loans?

Answer 1: Someone else would carry the liability.
.... and the tax payer has.

Answer 2: Because there was a lot of money to be made!
.... and it has been made.

"The EU is built on a FLAWED FOUNDATION but a brilliant STRATEGY ……
…. Unfortunately the People own the foundation & banks the strategy!

Like Colonial Mercantilism the real money in Europe KNEW going in what the debt strategy was.

They also had another card up their sleeve. They knew there was a structural advantage that would predetermine the eventual outcome.

Do you really believe that major banks would put themselves in a position where they lent endlessly to the kids knowing they would be left holding the bag? They knew the outcome and who was going to be left holding the bag.

It was certainly not going to be those with an army of lawyers, lobbyists, campaign contributions and most importantly, a strategy.

It must never be forgotten that the banks create their money from your money. It is only time, therefore before as in a children's monopoly game, they own the whole board.

Also it must never be forgotten that this is why banks fight so hard against Tier 1 Capital requirement changes. This is the money they have previously extracted that is now actually at risk.

Be aware that the mercantile financiers are so opposed to risk that operating as the secured bond holders of the banks they make the profit from the banks - not the shareholders. The financiers get first distribution of profits and are always kept whole. The public typically attacks the bank owners, not those who insidiously control and profit from its operations - the senior secured bond holders. It is the senior secured bond holders who must take the Greek 'haircut' but as part of the strategy they have their political mouthpieces vehemently opposing it.

Capital is already fleeing Greece as fast as it can; what's the chance of attracting it for Greek assets?

Someone is going to get real fire sale prices.

It's easy as a bookie to make money on a sure thing when the horse race is fixed!