Recently by Jim Rogers: Dow 1 Million? Sure, Why Not? Legendary global investor and chairman of Singapore-based Rogers Holdings, Jim Rogers said the Fed and the US Treasury should have let 10 banks fail, not just Lehman Brothers, for the financial system to clean itself up. Speaking to CNBC Wordwide Exchange today Rogers said "All the government officials and bureaucrats loved the fact Lehman failed, because they could all jump in and support banks." "This whole problem was not caused by Lehman Brothers or Lehman Brothers failure. Lehman was an effect not a cause." "The real problem over the past 10–15 years has been that regulators have not let people fail. Had they let people fail we would have solved this problem a long time ago. I don't know why they're not in jail," Rogers said. Reiterating his view about US monetary policy and their effect on the Dollar, Rogers warned. "I would expect there to be a currency crisis or a semi-crisis this fall or next year. It's crony capitalism, Bernanke and Greenspan have brought crony capitalism to America … but that's not going to solve the world's problems." "We're going to have zombie capitalism for the next 15–20 years. How long are you going to let the bureaucrats run the thing so we can't have a clean system?," he added. September 15, 2009 Jim Rogers has taught finance at Columbia University's business school and is a media commentator worldwide. He is the author of Adventure Capitalist, Investment Biker, Hot Commodities, A Gift to My Children, and A Bull in China. See his website. Copyright © 2009 Business Intelligence Middle EastJim Rogers on Zombie Capitalism
We'll Have It for 15-20 Years
Tuesday 15 September 2009
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