The Humble Libertarian original

"how can we turn whiplash into an asset class" People speak of a "Bitcoin volatility problem," but no one thinks Wall Street's volatility is a problem. Some smart ass even turned it into an asset class lol oh the wanton perversity of it all roflmao So what about all the volatility on Wall Street? It's super volatile. It's also very sensitive to political events, which we all know can be rather unpredictable lol. It might even be sensitive to weather . It's just a very volatile investment and it goes through periods of high volatility. If you look at the headlines from a year ago many Wall Street investors were actually openly nervous about it then too. i would like to buy a volatility I hear you saying: "Sure, but no one thinks of Wall Street stocks as money and it wouldn't be practical to use them as money for this reason among others. The same is true of bitcoin. Its volatility will prevent it from being used as...

And just get a look at this typical mainstream media treatment of the story from Bloomberg (you know, that one Wall Street guy's news site): Bloomberg Businessweek reports : "Hillary Clinton says she made a mistake when she gave speeches on Wall Street after leaving government. Taking money from banks, she writes in her new memoir, created the impression she was in their pocket." Well- yeah . But not just that she gave speeches. It was what she said in those speeches : "In private paid speeches to financial firms and interest groups before she declared her candidacy, the Democratic presidential nominee comes off as a knowing insider, willing to cut backroom deals, embrace open trade and grant Wall Street a central role in crafting financial regulations, according to excerpts obtained last week through hacked campaign emails provided to WikiLeaks." She said things like: Read the rest of my article at Everything Voluntary .