The Path to Global Economic Catastrophe

[maxx]

According to the World Economic Forum

http://www.businessinsider.com/wef-c...s-2011-2011-1#

The first one is for you, ola.

[oladub]

According to the World Economic Forum

http://www.businessinsider.com/wef-c...s-2011-2011-1#

The first one is for you, ola.

I'll bite. The World Economic Forum meets in Switzerland every year. "The WEF is funded by its 1000 member companies, the typical company being a global enterprise with more than five billion dollars in turnover, although the latter can vary by industry and region. In addition, these enterprises rank among the top companies within their industry and/or country and play a leading role in shaping the future of their industry and/or region." -wikipedia

Their exclusive meetings are populated from government and corporate leaders from around the world. This is the wonderland of GE's Immelt and Goldman Sachs. WEF is not about how to getting rid of NAFTA and GATT. Instead, expect terms like 'global corporate citizens' referring to corporations which have outgrown their borders and their silly restrictive governments. It was bad enough to have a judge twist our Constitution to make corporations "legal persons". The WEF folks would, I suspect, make them our International corporate lords.

Regarding the list of things that might make the world economy collapse were a couple with concerns about world inflation. Yet, the WEF has suggested the fix is another $100T of worldwide liquidity.

[maxx]

Here is the actual report which at least sounds more benign than your description of the WEF.
http://riskreport.weforum.org/

In the beginning some mention is made of the climate talks at Cancun where the U.S. reps tried very hard to bully smaller nations into their point of view which was to protect American businesses. The report suggests some concern about "the lack of international agreement" which is hopeful.

Here's a description of the Summit that produced this risk report.
http://www.ameinfo.com/174667.html

Here are the members of the Global Agenda Council on geopolitical risks 2010.
http://www.weforum.org/content/globa...ical-risk-2010

Ted Halstead's New America Foundation has published "The Real State of the Union".

[oladub]

Here is the actual report which at least sounds more benign than your description of the WEF.
http://riskreport.weforum.org/

In the beginning some mention is made of the climate talks at Cancun where the U.S. reps tried very hard to bully smaller nations into their point of view which was to protect American businesses. The report suggests some concern about "the lack of international agreement" which is hopeful.

Here's a description of the Summit that produced this risk report.
http://www.ameinfo.com/174667.html

Here are the members of the Global Agenda Council on geopolitical risks 2010.
http://www.weforum.org/content/globa...ical-risk-2010

Ted Halstead's New America Foundation has published "The Real State of the Union".

Of course it sounds more benign. It is written by the WEF. Also from the WEF page is a list of WEF members. http://www.weforum.org/members I wouldn't assume that the primary goal of their "global agenda" and "global strategy" is primarily to upgrade our US living standards. More likely, the primary agenda and goal of the international mega-corporations is to get pesky governments out of their way and/or control them. I'll stick to my comments found in post #2.