In edition 70 of the Taxcast we look at the booming business of passports and residency for sale, and why it should worry us all. Also:
even the IMF now advocates wealth taxes to combat inequality, yet governments around the world – most recently President Macron of France – are going in the opposite direction despite all the evidence that it’s a bad idea
we discuss how Russia and the US are now world leaders in inequality
and good news – the European Commission has ordered Luxembourg to claim back $293 million in taxes from Amazon in another ruling on illegal state aid.
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week’s news. Today’s topics include the California […]
Nugget’s News covers a range of topics with Steve Keen: Why economists ignore banks, debt & money Asset bubbles Financial crisis Limits of a debt based system Why USD as reserve currency must go Central […]
The Renaissance is known as a foundation stone of the modern world through both its art and ideas. But lesser known is that it was also a time when the modern banking system was created. […]
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