Bartholomew's splurging.

Commodity rich governments did not spend the entire windfall and more, as they had done during earlier commodity booms. So government debt and the resulting financial vulnerability are not as high as they were in the past.

Do you think I'd et you drink it away? .

So stop worrying and keep shopping.

Thrifty China, Spendthrift America

I haven't got that kind of money to throw around.

Let's splurge and take a taxi home.

Is that a fact?

And all those hopes down the drain

No. I mean, you're very lucky to have so much time ahead of you.

Those who dissipate (their wealth) are the brethren of the devils, and the Devil was ungrateful to his Lord.

Who are neither prodigal nor miserly in their spending but follow a middle path

Indeed those who needlessly waste are brothers of the devils and the devil is very ungrateful to his Lord.

And those who, when spending, neither exceed the limits nor act miserly, and stay in moderation between the two.

the squanderers are brothers of Satan, and Satan is unthankful to his Lord.

who, when they expend, are neither prodigal nor parsimonious, but between that is a just stand

Verily the squanderers are ever the brethren of the Satans, and the satan is ever unto his Lord ungrateful.

And those who when they expend, are neither extravagant nor sparing, and it is a medium in between.

Verily, spendthrifts are brothers of the Shayatin (devils), and the Shaitan (Devil Satan) is ever ungrateful to his Lord.

And those, who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes).

The extravagant are brethren of the devils, and the devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord.

And those who, when they spend, are neither wasteful nor stingy, but choose a middle course between that.

for those who squander wastefully are Satan's brothers, and Satan is ever ungrateful to his Lord.

who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor miserly but keep the golden mean between the two (extremes)

Lo! the squanderers were ever brothers of the devils, and the devil was ever an ingrate to his Lord.

And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging and there is ever a firm station between the two

Indeed the wasteful are brothers of satans, and Satan is ungrateful to his Lord.

Those who are neither wasteful nor tightfisted when spending, but balanced between these two extremes .

for the wasteful are the brothers of satan and satan is ungrateful to his Lord.

who when they spend are neither wasteful nor miserly, between that is a just stand,

Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.

And they are those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, justly moderate

Do not be a wasteful spender. Squanderers are the brothers of satan. Satan was faithless to his Lord.

who in their spending are neither extravagant nor stingy but maintain moderation,

Surely the squanderers are the fellows of the Shaitans and the Shaitan is ever ungrateful to his Lord.

And they who when they spend, are neither extravagant nor parsimonious, and (keep) between these the just mean.

spendthrifts are the brothers of Satan, and Satan is ever ungrateful to his Lord

They are those who are neither extravagant nor niggardly, but keep a balance between the two

Verily spendthrifts are brothers of the Evil Ones and the Evil One is to his Lord (himself) ungrateful.

Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes)

The slump had been created by fiscal extravagance, they insisted, and therefore could be cured only by fiscal austerity. And not any old austerity it was spending on the poor, not the rich, that had to be cut, because such spending was the real cause of the trouble.

Howard Rheingold The new power of collaboration

America s profligacy  the fact that the world s richest country could not live within its means was often criticized. But perhaps the world should be thankful, because without American profligacy, there would have been insufficient global aggregate demand.

America s profligacy the fact that the world s richest country could not live within its means was often criticized. But perhaps the world should be thankful, because without American profligacy, there would have been insufficient global aggregate demand.

But no amount of money will succeed in modernizing Putin's kleptocratic regime, which has already squandered trillions in oil wealth. Simply put, the Putin system is politically, institutionally, and intellectually antithetical to the task of modernization.