The Economy: Killing in the Name Of

The economic crisis is beginning to bite very deep, with many lower-income people losing their homes, and many wealthy people having to switch to store-brand gouda. It is true that few experts predicted the impact of speculation in mortgage-backed derivatives and its effect on the banking system. I was one who did, and as proof I’d like to point you towards my 2003 white-paper: Speculation in Mortgage-backed Derivatives: How It Will Make Us Rich As Popes. What most people fail to understand is the way that our modern economy obeys the law of the jungle. It’s something that the world famous economist Elton John called ‘The Circle of Life’. When he wrote …

It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Til we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle The Circle of Life

[John, E. Rice T—1999, Warner Music] … he was both foreshadowing today’s crisis, and pointing out how it is just the natural order of things. Many of you probably misunderstand the law of the jungle. You think it means kill or be killed, but killing isn’t always necessary; sometimes it is best to badly injure your prey so that it can be used as bait. Also, it is very important when you sit down to a lavish feast to consume as much as you possibly can in one sitting, even if it’s too much and others are hungry. Also, never sleep, because if you get up in the night to eat leftovers you might have to fight a rodent for it. These are all laws of the jungle.

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13671-evolution-myths-survival-of-the-fittest-justifies-everyone-for-themselves.html