The Truly Interesting Part Of Krugman’s “See, Told Ya!” Paper
We're not great fans of macroeconomics around here, being of the opinion that this is the half of the subject we know humans are...
But Getting Rid Of Xi Jinping Is The Purpose Of The Two Term Limit
Xi Jinping - or perhaps his aides and aids in the Communist Party - has proposed getting rid of the two term limit on...
High Wages Aren’t The Problem, Higher Wages Are
There is, as all will be aware, rather a lot of moaning about the people who make high wages these days. That income inequality...
It’s All Robert Reich’s Fault – That Decline in Trust in Government
Robert Reich tells us two things in one of his recent commentaries on the state of the nation. Two things which together could make...
Fools, Stock Buybacks and Trump’s Tax Plan
We have another of those most annoying outbreaks of economic illiteracy concerning the pharmaceutical companies, stock buybacks and Trump's tax plan. OK, perhaps better...
Larry Summers on the US Pay and Productivity Link
We're deeply unsure that this is correct but here is the paper being talked about from Larry Summers and Anna Stansbury concerning the delinking...
John McDonnell Wants More Tax, Not A Land Value Tax
John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor, has indicated that he's interested in a land value tax. Georgists everywhere celebrate and dance in the - publicly...
Questions in The Guardian We Can Answer
The first in our ever popular series, Questions in The Guardian We Can Answer:
Given this woeful history, it’s reasonable to ask why the issue...
Lunacy from UK Treasury – Taxing the Tech Giants on Turnover
It's normally true that the Treasury cannot see economic activity without desiring to tax it. Yet there are sensible ways to gain the revenue...
Burning Biowaste Isn’t Exactly An Economic Method Of Energy Production
Contrary to the way this story will be reported, burning odd body parts is not a good method of generating energy. We know this...