Trump is the reaction; the Democrats are the problem
The US Democrats failed, again, because they don’t understand that it is what they have been doing that feeds Trump support.… Read More Trump is the reaction; the Democrats are the problem
Tag: inequality
How Ronald Reagan Started the Ruination of the USA
Deregulation basically allowed the financial system to break out of its relatively small, useful role and become a huge parasite, sucking wealth to the already-wealthy and depriving the poor and middle class.… Read More How Ronald Reagan Started the Ruination of the USA
Shared values?
We are assured our alleged alliance with our great and powerful friend, the United States, is based on shared values. Really? I went to the pictures the other day, to see a doco about Aussie football. It featured a focus on winning, certainly, but by means of teamwork, having fun, having a healthy family life… Read More Shared values?
Author’s remarks on the launch of A New Australia
Many people are not happy with the way Australia is going. Many people say we need to be less materialistic, more compassionate, more tolerant of difference, though less tolerant of divisiveness. That’s all true, I would agree. But the great global industrial behemoth rolls on, carrying us inexorably along, it seems. Our wishes and fine… Read More Author’s remarks on the launch of A New Australia
Admit the mess we are in and reorganise/
We tend not to notice how far we have sunk. Australia is not in good shape. We need an unflinching assessment of our situation, and also to know we can fix it. [Published in The Canberra Times, 11 Jan 2024 – or so I’m told.] We tend not to notice how far we have sunk.… Read More Admit the mess we are in and reorganise/
Labor Losers
The emptiness of modern Labor is now on full display: maligning refugees, promoting fossil fuels, tinkering around the edge of social crisis, pandering to the wealthy, condoning mass murder, adopting policies of Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison. [Published at Pearls & Irritations, 10 Dec 2023.] Labor’s reaction to the High Court’s decision to outlaw indefinite detention… Read More Labor Losers
An economy that shrinks quantity and grows quality
The debate can be clarified by distinguishing quality from quantity. We can aspire to reduce the quantity of resources we use even as we continue to improve our quality of life. Whether the GDP rises or falls as we do so becomes irrelevant. Given that many exploitative and polluting activities are counted as positives in the GDP, it is quite plausible that the GDP would decline even as our quality of life improves.… Read More An economy that shrinks quantity and grows quality
A Thrival Budget
It is possible to create a much fairer, safer and more durable society than we have at present. The means are available, if we dispense with myths and special interests. It is there for us to do.… Read More A Thrival Budget
Thrival Economics 