No Price for Being Wrong
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong."
–Thomas Sowell
Once again, this week’s quote comes from the great economist and thinker Thomas Sowell. His words echo my sentiment that this whole bailout boondoggle will be a long-term negative for the markets. Why? Well, because these decisions are being made by those without a real stake in the matter, and by those who are essentially shielded from any punishment if they are wrong. In the real world, when private citizens mess up we pay the price for being wrong. But when the government makes a mess of something, their solution is to get more money and more power so that it can "fix" its mess. No price for being wrong, indeed.
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Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
