To locust, post 6 on this thread.
Oh so true... Unfortunately! Thats why the worlds economy is all screwed up. Its all a big scam. You wan't to make some money? Work for it, invent something. Money just plain doesn't grow on trees. It is not as simple as monopoly money or pressing a key in you computer!! You would have thought this need not be explained to Banks, construction companies, financial companies or for that case governments. But as you say, its a Peter and Paul thing. The Peters in this world economy scam are the middle class.
And where is all this non existent money that has been used by banks and diverse companies to buy other companies and construct more and more come from? The SUCKER middle class that have paid absurd prices for property that is now worth much less. The same middle class that paid the taxes that are now paying for the bank bailouts. The same middle class that are now losing their jobs.
It's all a big rip off!!
Plain and simple!
Rant over.