“ Look around, it’s not just oil that is soaring. Almost every commodity is at a 200-year high. Wheat and rice prices have doubled and then kept on rising over the last two years. In some cases, demand is so high that we’re actually running out of stuff. Helium, the gas used in balloons and MRI machines is in short supply globally. And it is the second-most abundant element in the universe. ”
— Fareed Zakaria on Marketplace, 5/12/08
A good summary of his “Rise of the Rest” theme. (via yourmonkeycalled)
A good summary of his “Rise of the Rest” theme. (via yourmonkeycalled)