Don’t call it inflation

If instead we say that the cost of living has just gone up, we might decide that everyone needs to make do with a bit less. We might decide that the wealthy are fine to look after themselves but the struggling battlers could use a bit of help. We might increase welfare payments, unemployment benefits (remember those?) and the minimum wage. We might close a few gaping tax loopholes to cover the cost.… Read More Don’t call it inflation

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Thrival economics?

It is getting harder to place non-mainstream commentary in either online or traditional media. The reasons are not very clear, but the continuing disruptions by social media evidently are the underlying problem. My take on our society is anchored in my analysis that reveals mainstream economics to be hopelessly misguided and misleading, and in my… Read More Thrival economics?

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