Aug. 16, 2022 (EIRNS)\u2014The following statement is circulating internationally to publicize and organize broad support for the farmers\u2019 frontline protests. It appears in the EIR weekly (Aug. 19, 2022) by Robert L. Baker.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

German farmers will launch a demonstration in Berlin, August 26, continuing it as a \u201c365\u201d non-stop action, until the goal is met to end the policies now ruining farming, and cutting food production. This backs the protest initiatives of the Dutch farmers, and others taking actions in Italy, Spain, Ireland, Poland, Chile, Canada, and elsewhere, including the U.S. cattlemen, fighting in the courts and legislatures. India\u2019s farmers have led the way. The particulars differ from place to place, but it\u2019s the same battle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A constellation of international financial, environmentalist and corporate interests have set in motion a worldwide policy to reduce food production and eliminate family farming. The farmers and ranchers are defending food production to save humanity. That\u2019s why people in all walks of life must wake up and support them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world is in a food emergency of Biblical proportions. Over 800 million people are hungry, and millions of those are heading to starvation. Within a year, these numbers could double.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The knowhow exists to end this crisis. We must expand the number of family farms, not shut them down. But farmers and ranchers are under attack.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attacks on Farming<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drastic cuts to agriculture inputs and practices are underway under the excuse of preventing global warming. Within the framework of the Green Deal, in May 2020, the European Union launched the \u201cFarm-to-Fork Strategy\u201d ordering a 20% cut in fertilizer use, a 10% cut in land used in agriculture, a 50% cut in crop protection chemicals and microbials for livestock, etc. This will ruin farmers and cut food for millions. But compliance is ordered by 2030, with earlier deadlines set. The governments in the Netherlands, Germany, and some others among the 27 EU nations have dictated even more severe cuts. Dutch farmers are being told to get rid of 30% of their cattle, to prevent nitrogenous and carbon run-off and emissions. In the Americas, Ottawa has ordered Canadian farmers to cut fertilizer. In the U.S., 30% of land and water is to be locked out of agriculture use by 2030.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global cartels continue to dominate markets and pricing within nations, and enforce trade patterns between nations, to the detriment of all farmers and populations involved. One nation is forced to be an \u201cexport source\u201d region. Another nation is forced to be import dependent. The cartel tyranny works through the transnational agro-inputs suppliers, to the processors, shippers, and food retailers. These globalist interests\u2014the commodities wing of Wall Street and the City of London\u2014are interlocked entirely with the mega-banks pushing \u201cGreen Finance,\u201d and with the network of the World Wildlife Fund and related circles using \u201cconcern for nature\u201d to shut down production and cause human depopulation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyperinflation and shortages of agriculture inputs are at the point of breakdown. The out-of-control prices of fuels, fertilizer, electricity, chemicals, and other farming inputs, along with worsening scarcity of supply, and collapse of logistics, guarantees famine. But neither remedies nor multi-national collaboration for solutions are yet coming from the government\/financial centers of the trans-Atlantic and Group of Seven (G7) nations. Instead, they are imposing economic sanctions, continuing with mega-bank bail-outs, hiking interest rates, and refusing to cooperate with other nations and groupings seeking to expand food output, e.g., the African Union, or the BRICS\u2014Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Emergency Action<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sources of today\u2019s attacks on agriculture have also prevented the construction of the large-scale infrastructure projects for water and power that would defend against predictable weather extremes\u2014drought, floods, heatwaves, storms.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all these reasons, world food output is now falling dangerously. World \u201ctotal grains\u201d\u2014the staff of life (wheat, rice, corn\/maize, and others) is going down by millions of tons. Instead of a world harvest of over 4 billion tons of grain, we now produce less than 3 billion tons a year, and it is dropping. For 8 billion people, we need to double world food production.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basic steps to take include: 1) mobilize to maximize inputs for the coming crop seasons in all farmbelts possible; 2) provide the aid needed to maintain and expand livestock; 3) suspend and\/or cancel all green orders to restrict and cut agriculture; 4) override food cartel practices wherever they are detrimental to the national interests involved; unwind and prevent trans-national monopoly farming, and start priority anti-trust action; 5) stop the run-away food speculation on the Chicago, London and other commodity exchanges; 6) take measures to stabilize prices received and paid by the farmer, on the parity principle; 7) take measures to back young families starting up, toward a million new family farms in the United States alone; 8) re-regulate banking on the Glass-Steagall principle, to restore sound banking, with no more bail-outs to the mega-banks; 9) direct credit into the overdue infrastructure projects (water, rail, power) on every continent, to support existing and vast new farmbelts; 10) back collaboration on these priorities among major nations\u2014especially including Russia, China, and India\u2014and in the immediate term, work together to deliver emergency food aid to all points of need.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hungry Shall Be Fed<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food is not a \u201cfarmer\u2019s issue.\u201d The German farmers\u2019 initiative in Berlin this month, is taking the point for action we need worldwide for people to restore sovereignty to their respective nations and put in place policies in the common interest of all peoples, starting with food.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let nations work together to come up with a new world economic framework, of mutual benefit. More farmers and ranchers, and more food!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers and ranchers of the world joining together is the powerful moral force that can bring the world back on track. Stand alongside the German farmers in Berlin!<\/em><\/p>\n","post_title":"Spekulanter driver upp gas- och elpriserna! St\u00e4ng Amsterdams gasb\u00f6rs genast!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"spekulanter-driver-upp-gas-och-elpriserna-stang-amsterdam-gasbors-genast","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttps:\/\/schillerinstitutet.se\/staten-skall-inte-garantera-spekulation-i-elpriser-eller-i-bankerna-fore-allt-annat\/","post_modified":"2022-11-20 19:30:35","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-20 19:30:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/schillerinstitutet.se\/?p=2673","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2662,"post_author":"6","post_date":"2022-09-05 05:57:07","post_date_gmt":"2022-09-05 05:57:07","post_content":"Regering och riksdag ska idag s\u00e4tta 250 miljarder kr i pant f\u00f6r spekulanter p\u00e5 en avreglerad elmarknad som g\u00e5tt \u00f6verstyr och skapat absurda priser och sv\u00e4ngningar. Det finns ingen anledning att acceptera denna enorma summa f\u00f6r att h\u00e5lla ig\u00e5ng hela den \u00f6verbyggnad av spekulation i elpriser som l\u00e4gger helt on\u00f6diga extra kostnader f\u00f6r priss\u00e4kringar av elr\u00e4kningarna. Priss\u00e4kring \u00e4r en slags derivataff\u00e4rer som g\u00f6rs helt spekulativt med stora risker p\u00e5 stora underliggande v\u00e4rden vilka kan skapa enorma extra prissv\u00e4ngningar.\n\nI hela finanssystemet har derivaten en s\u00e5dan stor p\u00e5verkan p\u00e5 priser p\u00e5 r\u00e5varupriser som el och p\u00e5 r\u00e4ntor och valutor att de betraktas som systemkritiska och g\u00e5r f\u00f6re allt annat. Med f\u00f6re allt annat menas, att derivatens finansiella stabilitet g\u00e5r f\u00f6re v\u00e5rd, skola, omsorg, f\u00f6rsvar, investeringar och alla medborgares v\u00e4lf\u00e4rd och framtid. Det har alla partier bundit upp sig till och det \u00e4r det som g\u00f6r att Magdalena Andersson, Mikael Damberg och Max Elgers p\u00e5 en helg tvingas hosta upp 250 miljarder kr i garantier.\n\nRegeringen v\u00e5gar inte ta itu med den gigantiska spekulationen, och ljuger d\u00e4rf\u00f6r om orsaken till de h\u00f6ga gaspriserna som de skyller dem p\u00e5 ett ryskt energikrig Detta trots att Ryssland varit beredd att f\u00f6rse Europa med all den gas som \u00f6nskas och t.o.m. l\u00e5tit Gazprom bygga den helt nya gasledningen Northstream 2. Bristen p\u00e5 gas beror inte p\u00e5 Ryssland utan p\u00e5 Sverige, EU och USA som inf\u00f6rt sanktioner mot rysk gas och olja, och v\u00e4grat till\u00e5ta anv\u00e4ndningen av den nya gasledningen. Reparationen av den gamla gasledningen Northstream 1 har ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6rdr\u00f6jts av sanktionerna. Ryssland har hindrats betala i rubel n\u00e4r betalning i euro genom SWIFT blockerats genom sanktionsbeslut och inte heller till\u00e5tits anv\u00e4nda de 300 miljarder dollar som finns i den av USA beslagtagna delen av ryska valutareserven.\n\nSanningen \u00e4r att den stora derivatkrisen som f\u00f6rorsakat det svenska miljardpaketet till elbolagen, kunde ha undvikits om de svenska regeringarna kunnat sl\u00e4ppa sitt marknadsliberala spekulationsinriktade elhandelssystem och st\u00e4ngt Nordpol. Ryssland har faktiskt f\u00f6rs\u00f6kt hj\u00e4lpa V\u00e4stl\u00e4nderna att eliminera spekulationen genom erbjuda l\u00e5ngsiktiga gasavtal med garanterade leveranser, vilka dessutom skulle givit l\u00e4gre elpris \u00e4n de spekulationsdrivna ockerpriserna vi ser idag.\n\nEn mer \u00e4ndam\u00e5lsenlig \u00e5tg\u00e4rd fr\u00e5n regeringen f\u00f6r att s\u00e4kra l\u00e4gre br\u00e4nsle- och elpriser \u00e4r d\u00e4rf\u00f6r att omedelbart avbryta sanktionerna mot Ryssland och s\u00e4ga \u00e5t Tyskland att \u00f6ppna kranarna f\u00f6r Northstream 2 och till\u00e5ta svensk import av rysk gas, olja, konstg\u00f6dsel, cement och andra n\u00f6dv\u00e4ndiga el- och gaskr\u00e4vande varor f\u00f6r folkf\u00f6rs\u00f6rjningen, med l\u00e5ngsiktiga avtal till fasta priser.\n\nRegeringen och Riksdag m\u00e5ste dessutom f\u00f6rbjuda Vattenfall att priss\u00e4kra sina elavtal med spekulativa derivatavtal, och andra elbolag skall meddelas att staten aldrig (mer) kommer att garantera deras derivatavtal heller. Vattenfalls verksamhet \u00e4r s\u00e5 stor att de kan f\u00f6rs\u00e4kra sig sj\u00e4lva.\n\nStatens f\u00f6rm\u00f6genhet skall inte slarvas bort genom tillf\u00e4lliga st\u00f6d och garantier till elbolag och konsumenter f\u00f6r att betala spekulanternas h\u00f6ga elpriser. De reserver som ansamlats i bl.a. Svenska kraftn\u00e4t m\u00e5ste anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r investeringar i Sveriges elsystem. 250 miljarder r\u00e4cker till att betala 4 nya k\u00e4rnkraftverk p\u00e5 vardera 1300 MW \u00e0 60 miljarder styck vilket blir 240 miljarder kr. De kan vara i drift om 6 till 8 \u00e5r om lagarna f\u00f6r \u00f6vervakning av k\u00e4rnteknik till\u00e5ts ers\u00e4tta till\u00e4mpningen av milj\u00f6balken. Om de byggs vid de tidigare k\u00e4rnkraftverken finns redan f\u00e4rdiga kraftledningar p\u00e5 r\u00e4tt plats i Sverige. Regeringen m\u00e5ste d\u00e4rf\u00f6r snarast inf\u00f6ra en n\u00f6dregelring av elmarknaden med fasta priser d\u00e4r alla \u00f6vervinster anv\u00e4nds f\u00f6r att upprusta elsystemet s\u00e5 att elpriserna l\u00e5ngsiktigt kan h\u00e5llas l\u00e5ga.\n\nDerivatkrisen p\u00e5 elmarknaden m\u00e5ste bli den varningschock som kr\u00e4vdes f\u00f6r att Sveriges regering och Riksdag skall ingripa mot de statliga garantierna till den oerh\u00f6rt mycket st\u00f6rre derivathandeln p\u00e5 \u00f6vriga finansmarknader. Genom derivaten l\u00e4nkas den ena spekulationsmarknaden efter den andra samman \u00e4nda bort till Karibiska n\u00f6dtorftigt reglerade finansparadis. St\u00f6rningar kan f\u00e5 priser p\u00e5 valutor, r\u00e4ntor och r\u00e5varor att rusa till systemkritiska niv\u00e5er precis som elpriserna.\n\nSveriges statsbudget riskerar att pantsattas flera g\u00e5nger om beloppet till elhandelsbolagen, genom Riksbankens garanti till banksystemets finansiella stabilitet. Metoden att minska dessa risker f\u00f6r staten \u00e4r att \u00e5terinf\u00f6ra den bankdelning som fanns tidigare mellan aff\u00e4rsbanker och finansbolag, mellan bankverksamhet och v\u00e4rdepappershandel. Staten begr\u00e4nsar d\u00e5 sin garanti kraftigt genom att bara garantera bankverksamheten med dess kontohantering, betalningssystem, handelskrediter och finansiering av f\u00f6retagande. V\u00e4rdepappershandeln avskiljs till \u00e4garm\u00e4ssigt helt separata bolag som f\u00e5r st\u00e5 f\u00f6r sina egna marknadsrisker. Eftersom det \u00e4r d\u00e4r som den stora spekulationsverksamheten i finanssystemet sker, frik\u00e4nns staten p\u00e5 s\u00e5 s\u00e4tt fr\u00e5n riskerna med de gigantiska instabila derivatbubblorna och andra finansbubblor.\nBankdelning och prisregleringar m\u00e5ste inf\u00f6ras f\u00f6r att bryta den onda cirkel av skapandet av nya bubblor och gigantiska finansiella st\u00f6dpaket f\u00f6r att h\u00e5lla ig\u00e5ng ett spekulationsinriktat finanssystem. Utv\u00e4gen finns. N\u00e4r det \u00e4r kris \u00e4r det m\u00f6jligt att v\u00e4lja den l\u00e5ngsiktiga prisstabiliseringen genom \u00f6kad produktion och \u00f6kad produktivitet.\n\nAv Ulf Sandmark\nOrdf\u00f6rande, Schillerinstitutet i Sverige\n\nSe \u00e4ven Schillerinstitutets uttalande inf\u00f6r valet:<\/em>\n