The world’s national debt stands at roughly $100 trillion. The US national debt alone is heading for $36 trillion — a third of the global
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Inequality is breaking the economy
We have just published this short video on YouTube and many other channels. This is the transcript: Inequality is undermining our economy. That’s the consequence
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Zack Polanski’s economic direction
I was pleased to read Zach Polanski’s first major economics speech, delivered this morning. You can read it here. There was a great deal to
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Laffer’s curve: the greatest tax myth of all
After a week in which I can fairly describe work as being hard because of the fatigue I felt last weekend, which it now turns
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A passport tax would solve the problem of tax refugees
The Guardian posted this comment yesterday: Wealthy UK nationals fleeing war in the Gulf are seeking sanctuary in countries such as Ireland and France to avoid hefty
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Libel law still needs reform
This is excellent news from the Good Law Project: The High Court has dismissed an £8m defamation claim brought against a journalist, branding it “spectacularly inflated” and
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The case for a windfall oil tax is overwhelming
This chart comes from Trading Economics this morning and is already out of date because I gather that since I took the screenshot, the oil
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Billionaires won’t leave if we tax them
We’re repeatedly told that raising taxes on extreme wealth will drive billionaires and millionaires out of the UK and that the economy will collapse as
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Are we all modern monetary theorists when the chips are down?
I noted this in an email last night. You can see the source: A number of thoughts follow. First, who is questioning the value of
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