The economic freedom that made the U.S. economy the leader of the world has given way toa rigged, controlled, and regulated economy. — Bill Bonner Controlled Copy Share Image
Central planning doesn't work. A little bit of it is a drag. A lot is fatal. — Bill Bonner Bits Copy Share Image
The US is headed for ruin and revolution. The revolution will almost certainly be put down, violently. But the ruin cannot be… — Bill Bonner Revolution Copy Share Image
None of the problems that caused the crises in Europe and America have been resolved. They have been delayed and expanded by… — Bill Bonner America Copy Share Image
You can forget about recovery. There is no recovery - and there's not going to be any recovery. Recovery is an impossibility. — Bill Bonner Forget Copy Share Image
A man's wealth can...also be measured by what he doesn't have and doesn't want. When he wants little, he is a rich… — Bill Bonner Littles Copy Share Image
If you look carefully, almost all Old Money secrets can be traced to a single source: a longer-term outlook. — Bill Bonner Ifs Copy Share Image
People are upset. They know something is wrong. But they don't know what. The real explanation is too complicated. They won't sit… — Bill Bonner Chinese Copy Share Image
Norman Rockwell spent his career painting pictures that helped people understand their own feelings...pictures that enriched their own experiences and celebrated their… — Bill Bonner Art Copy Share Image
People do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve. — Bill Bonner Deserve Copy Share Image
That is the problem with age and wisdom—it merely shows you how helpless you are. The wiser you become, the more you… — Bill Bonner Age Copy Share Image
If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification. — Bill Bonner Delayed Copy Share Image
Anyone who wants to vote probably shouldn't be allowed to vote. Voting is the first step towards zombification - trying to get… — Bill Bonner Democracy Copy Share Image
Remember, government is not an enlightened organization designed to promote public welfare. It is barbaric, uncivilized force…military and police power put to… — Bill Bonner Balance Copy Share Image
No man bears more responsibility for the present worldwide financial crisis and coming depression than Alan Greenspan. — Bill Bonner Bears Copy Share Image
Only simple ideas can be held by large groups of people. Commonly held ideas are almost always dumbed down until they are… — Bill Bonner Behavior Copy Share Image
Both the liberal and the conservative are in agreement: it is all very well to let the people alone, but only if… — Bill Bonner Agreement Copy Share Image
“If there is one thing that marks families with money over the long term it is this: delayed gratification.” — Bill Bonner Delayed gratification Copy Share Image
Neither limits nor adversity are what ruin men. Under pressure, they handle themselves pretty well. It’s the lack of limits they can’t… — Bill Bonner Adversity Copy Share Image
Printing up extra money - with no backing - used to be the sort of thing only counterfeiters did. Now it is… — Bill Bonner Announcing Copy Share Image
The promise of American capitalism is that it makes people richer, freer and more independent. But since the introduction of Fed, the… — Bill Bonner American capitalism Copy Share Image
You don't get what you want from investing, you get what you deserve. — Bill Bonner Deserve Copy Share Image
A man on his owns knows that he is best advised to leave his dumbbell neighbors alone. But let him join a… — Bill Bonner Block Copy Share Image
The entire world economy rests on the consumer; if he ever stops spending money he doesn't have on things he doesn't need… — Bill Bonner Civilization Copy Share Image
Harness the Power of Accelerated Failure - the faster you fail, the faster you succeed. — Bill Bonner Failing Copy Share Image