Before the law, all people should be equal. Thanks to EU austerity and neo-liberalism, laws too have become a commodity, which one can buy, as in the case of Golden Visas. This allows rich foreigners to buy residency in an EU member state, giving them all the advantages of citizenship. In Portugal, the Social Democrats (who else!) with the right wings parties, are giving this a new spin by creating the Green Visa (500,000 Euros per person).
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Governments are now in an ideological bind
The EU is a system that survives because the key institutions break the law – to the advantage of neo-liberal interests. Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The German government celebrates its record surplus while infrastructure collapses
Germany’s EU wrecking team is at it again. Scholz also announced that there will be no extra spending for the European Green Deal today. Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: NEOLIBERALISM AS LACK OF SELF-RESTRAINT
“…neoliberal bosses have something in common with child molesters. Both lack restraint in the pursuit of their own self-gratification in situations where they think they can get away with it.” The problem is not greed […]
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