To sum up John Maynard Keynes, it can even make sense to bury money in bottles, so that miners, and the suppliers of their pickaxes and overalls, and those who sell food and materials to those suppliers can, in turn, benefit from the circulation of money that they dig up.
The cable goes on to present a tale of lavish living, including a six-figure sum for Elton John to sing at a birthday party and a palace in the United Arab Emirates.
