Great idea. Unfortunately the problem is always the same: moneyed interests buy corrupt politicians, be it in the USA, EU, or elsewhere, who block these measures. Great ideas do not always change policy. Politics do.
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Economics
Thomas Piketty: After the climate denial, the inequality denial
In the wake of the denial of global warming, now on the wane, at least superficially, are we at present witnessing the denial of the rise in inequality? Read here
Corruption
George Monbiot: Freedom’s Prison
It’s not us the government intends to liberate. It’s the asset strippers, money launderers, property developers and oligarchs on whose behalf it operates. Read here Photo: Bill Gates and von der Leyen – Lukasz Kobus/European […]
Economics
Bernie Sanders intros ‘Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (BEZOS)’ bill
This is an interesting idea, but rather complicated. Would it not be simpler to increase the minimum wage? Read here
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