Less poverty! Less unemployment! Less homelessness!

Money to pay for more good things! More happiness!

More money to pay for mitigation of any side-effects!

There are a few big-time winners,even if they are still not content in many cases

Many losers think that there is still hope to catch up

There are a fair few more who gain in short-term

Growth delusions: ‘Boom times’

Growth and then more growth,with the odd

‘cleansing recession’

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

Loans/new money DebtDebt

New financial instruments

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

Loans/new money DebtDebt

Credit Downturn

Credit Downturn

New financial instruments

BubbleBubbleBubbleBubble

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

Loans/new money DebtDebt

Credit Downturn

Credit Downturn

“Get the economy going!”

“Get the economy going!”

Growth at any cost!Relax protection!“Drill, baby, drill!”Cut taxes!

New financial instruments

BubbleBubbleBubbleBubble

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

‘TAP’Pressure

+ inequality

Loans/new money DebtDebt

Credit Downturn

Credit Downturn

“Get the economy going!”

“Get the economy going!”

Growth at any cost!Relax protection!“Drill, baby, drill!”Cut taxes!

New financial instruments

BubbleBubbleBubbleBubble

Growth delusions: ‘Trickle Down’

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Growth delusions: ‘More jobs!’

Growth delusions: ‘More jobs!’

Growth delusions: ‘More jobs!’

Growth delusions: “Plan!”

Growth delusion: “The market can fix it”

Growth delusion: “The market can fix it”

Growth delusions: “Put a ‘tiger’ in your tank”