Historically modern monetary theory placed too little emphasis on the role of tax in the economy. It’s my belief, explained here and here that tax and
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From my twitter posts earlier today: And: I was pleased to note some sympathy with the sentiments expressed.

John  S Warren, who comments here often, had this post on Bella Caledonia last week, and I thought I would share it here given its
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I am grateful to Helen Schofield for drawing my attention to an open letter John Maynard Keynes wrote to President Roosevelt in 1933 on the
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The government is undertaking a review of capital gains tax, but it’s my suggestion that very few people seem to have much understanding of why
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I posted this question on twitter yesterday: Simple question on which your opinion is sought. The government will have a choice this winter between two
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The Scottish government yesterday broadly adopted the deeply depressing, profoundly conventional and neoliberal suggestions of the commission that it appointed to advise on recovery from
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From my tweets this morning, best read from the bottom up on this occasion: With thanks to Helen Schofield whose suggestions provided my reading last
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The Green New Deal is a recurring theme of mine, largely because I have been involved in it from the outset as one of the
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