May Day, May Day, Zombie Oligarchs are Coming

by Ben Atlas on 05.1.2009.2:10pm · 0 comments

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The Baseline Scenario – Zombie Oligarchs:

“We’re looking at a near term dominated by the existing economic power structure. The remaining big banks (in the US) and big banks/corporates (elsewhere) are made invincible by campaign contributions, political connections, and everyone’s reasonable fear of a great depression. It will be hard for outsiders to challenge that structure effectively – either as new companies or with new ideas. But you won’t see a great deal of innovation, investment, and growth coming from these survivors.

How do we eventually escape the grip of zombie oligarchs? We’ll have a fair amount of time to think that through.”

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