Fiat: idiots or geniuses?

Who can say. But they really will have a massive ability to produce cars in Europe if they buy Vauxhall/Opel. Now all they need is to discover who wants to buy them all, and they'll have a winning investment.

Computers exist to make your life easier

So why do I spend so much time trying to get them to work for people, people who by that time have probably already shouted themselves hoarse at the damn things in their own ill-fated attempt at the same effort.

Up is down and down is up. Welcome to the Ministry of Truth.

So what is your definition of a recession or a depression? This guy stands what you've been lead to think on its head, and his argument makes sense if you ask me.

This happens over and over when it comes to anything related to economics. We've been told to think that economics is boring and complicated, and that we should shun even thinking about it, leave it to those clever experts. Why? So that we don't question the inverted logic that is applied to spin things in someone else's favour. Think about money? Me? Eurgh! How crass! And boring too; go away little boring crass person.

Now all you have to do is to survive financially, and you will enjoy a steadily better quality of life, while the financial geniuses have to get by on less. Boo hoo. If you can keep a job, your wages will probably not come down as far as the prices of things you want to buy will. Surviving is unfortunately a tough ask for most in today's debt money world though.