Tag Archives: debt

Argentina, whilst US farmers struggle……

Posted on October 19, 2025 by borderslynn

China no longer purchases soya beans from American farmers due to the current trade war between the US and China. American farmers feel cheated: American Soybean Farmers Sold Out by Trump While Argentina Gets Bailed Out “The farm economy is … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agriculture, Argentina, China, commodities, creditor countries, crime, cryptocurrency, debt, developing countries, entrapment, exploitation, farmland for sale, fentanyl, foreign investment. real estate, global industry, inflation, instability, investment, land grab, minerals, opioid trade, poverty, precious metals, soybeans, the americas, trade, US farmers, wealth | Leave a comment

A world not reliant on the dollar

Posted on August 15, 2024 by borderslynn

I wrote a blog, 8 years ago, trying to understand the impact of the Romans on our evolving monetary, military and trading history. https://borderslynn.com/2017/07/16/from-roman-empire-to-the-new-world Now I’ve reached the modern day, and I’m now asking about the mysteries of the global … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged america, cheap imports, China, cooperation, debt, offshored cheap labour, opportunities, politics, Roman Empire, rumour mill, sanctions, securities, semantics, stock exchange, tariffs, threats, trade, treasury bonds, US Dollar, value for money, world economy | Leave a comment

Respecting Borders?

Posted on April 11, 2023 by borderslynn

In 2016, Ann Pettifor wrote, in her book The Production of Money, that if we allow the banking system to continue with no progressive changes, then: The recurring financial crises of the last four decades will roll on relentlessly and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged alliances, catastrophe, climate change, conflict, debt, diplomacy, history, infrastructure, invasions, monetary systems, nomads, peace, trade, violence, war | Leave a comment

Pandemic and benefits to banks

Posted on August 17, 2020 by borderslynn

“Pam Martens and Russ Martens have been very critical of the role of the Federal Reserve and BlackRock in the current economic crisis. They have anticipated that, if the current drift of events continues, American taxpayers will once again be … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged benefits to banks, debt, debt burden, elite, hunger, liquidity, poverty, starvation, tax payers, wealth, winners and losers | Leave a comment

Debt as a Driving Force

Posted on July 10, 2017 by borderslynn

Philip IV of France (born in Fontainebleau in 1268, the second son of Philip III. His mother (Isabella of Aragon) died when he was three and his stepmother, Marie de Brabant, allegedly preferred her own children to Philip and his … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Avignon, christianity, crusades, debt, england, family, feudal to civil society, Holy Land, kings and queens, Knights Templar, papacy, Philip IV of France, power, religion, roman catholicism, Rome, scotland, war | Leave a comment