Laurie Laybourn-Langton: Lies, damn lies, and GDP

Credit given where credit is due. The EU has finally made a step in the right direction with regard to taxing the digital economy. Read here  

“What does the term ‘financialisation’ mean and does it add value to our understanding of the contradictions of modern capitalism and guide us to the right policy to change things?” Read here

First, this is what the Germans wanted and as they dictate policy at the EU, that is what they get. Second, of course there is criticism, but no consequences. And the EU political elite wonders […]