“What the Fed does at this particular stage is less important than what the markets are doing. And what the markets are beginning to show us is acceleration in money supply for the first time in a very long time… We have a global problem of a shortage in productivity growth and it’s not only the United States but it’s pretty much around the world and it’s being caused by the fact that the populations everywhere in the Western world, for example, are aging and we are not committing enough of our resources to fund that,” he said.
Greenspan said the main thing confronting our country and the global economy is long-term economic growth.
“Our problem is not recession which is a short-term economic problem.
I think you have a very profound long-term problem of economic growth
at the time when the Western world, there is a very large migration from
being a worker into being a of recipient of social benefits as it is
called. And this is legally mandated in all of our countries. The size
has got nothing to do with the rate of growth in economic activity, but
if we stay down at the two percent economic growth in the United States
and elsewhere, we’re not going to be able to fund what we are already
legally obligated to spend,” he said.http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/05/26/greenspan-western-world-headed-for-state-disaster.html
#Greenspan: "Entitlements Must Be Curtailed... Profound Longterm Problem Of No #GDP Growth #Debt May 26 @FoxBusiness https://youtu.be/io78vXdCq_E
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