A beautiful deleveraging balances the three options. In other words, there is a certain amount of austerity, there is a certain amount of debt restructuring, and there is a certain amount of printing of money. When done in the right mix, it isn't dramatic. Ray Dalio amountausteritybalance share on social
Competitiveness is really what it costs you per man-hour to get you what you want. In other words, there's an education level that plays into the mix and so if it's inexpensive to buy an hour of real good education in places like China versus the U.S., that factors in. Ray Dalio buychinacompetitiveness share on social
I'm going to give away a lot more than half my money. I'd be happy to give that to the government if the government put together programs that were like I'm giving away to charity, in which I believe the money is effectively used to help people. Ray Dalio charityeffectivelygive share on social
The big question is: When will the term structure of interest rates change? That's the question to be worried about. Ray Dalio bigchangeinterest Change image and share on social
An economy is not a complicated thing; it just has a lot of moving parts. Ray Dalio complicateeconomylot Change image and share on social
In China anything less than 6% growth is a recession meaning that it also causes financial problems and it's disruptive and it's a problem. Ray Dalio chinadisruptivefinancial Change image and share on social
Demand is best measured in terms of spending. You know, I think in traditional economics, it's a mistake to measure it in terms of the quantity of goods. Ray Dalio demandeconomicsgood Change image and share on social
Pull in your belt, spend less, and reduce debt. Ray Dalio beltdebtpull Change image and share on social