Economy
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Public Attitudes to taxes and spending, and VAT zero rating
Does the recent and unprecedented increase in the minority wanting a smaller state reflect the non-indexation of tax thresholds? If it does, are social attitudes a problem for those economists arguing to end the zero-rating of many goods for VAT? The National Centre for Social Research produces an annual survey about British Social Attitudes, and they have issued a…
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mainly macro: Idiot Wind
What Trump’s war against Iran tells us about the US government, the UK political right and the mainstream media in both countries What did over 150 children in Iran die for on the first day of this new war? Did the US attack that killed them have a purpose? When the answer to this question changes many times in…
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Subcutaneous Microchip Mandates | Armstrong Economics
There was a time when warnings about governments embedding identification technology directly into the human body would have sounded like something from George Orwell rather than a public policy debate. Yet here we are. Washington State is now considering legislation to prohibit employers from forcing workers to accept subcutaneous microchip implants. The fact that lawmakers even need to debate…
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China And Russia Condemn US Military Action In Iran
Both Moscow and Beijing immediately condemned the strike on Iran, not in emotional rhetoric, but in the language of sovereignty, international law, and regime change. Russia did not mince words. Moscow labeled the attack a “pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression” and warned it could plunge the Middle East into a humanitarian and economic catastrophe. Putin described the operation…
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Iceland Considers Joining The EU
They are now talking about fast-tracking a referendum on reopening EU accession talks in Iceland, possibly as early as this year, accelerating a timeline that was originally expected closer to 2027. The shift is being driven by geopolitical tensions, economic pressures, and a growing debate about adopting the euro versus keeping the krona. What people constantly fail to understand is…
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Tehran’s Surveillance State – Coming To A Regime Near You
Iran’s digital surveillance machine is close to completion, as reported by Wired. Governments don’t build surveillance systems because there is an actual need to watch 75 million citizens. They build them because power always seeks leverage over society. It is not unique to Iran. This is the inevitable endpoint of every state that believes it can manage dissent, control information,…
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Orban: Ukraine Is Our Enemy
Hungary’s Viktor Orban declared that anyone attempting to dismantle his nation’s energy supply is an “enemy.” “Anyone who says this is an enemy of Hungary, so Ukraine is our enemy,” he said. Furthermore, Orban believes it is not in his nation’s best interest to permit Ukraine to join the European Union. “Hungarians should not want military or economic cooperation with…
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Medicare Fraud In California – 2.5% Of The Population Accounts For 18% Of NATIONWIDE Healthcare Spending
Every state with rampant social programs also has prevalent fraud. California has become an utter drain on the federal tax system. CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed that California, Los Angeles County in particular, now accounts for 18% of all US Medicare home health and hospice billing to the tune of $3.5 billion annually. That equated to 2.5% of the…
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Russia’s Existence Will Always Threaten European Neocons
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda, and Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki met to commemorate the 1863 January Uprising against Russian rule. Even though 163 years have passed, politicians still believe that Russia is an enemy that could attempt to conquer their land at a moment’s notice. The Europeans simply cannot help themselves. They NEVER learn from history, and…
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mainly macro: A Post Neoliberal Consensus
. Dani Rodrik recently wrote an article entitled “The Post-Neoliberal Consensus is here”. He argues that it comprises three elements: the concentration of economic power has become excessive restoring dignity to people and regions that neoliberalism left behind, which in particular involves providing good jobs The government has an active role to play in intervening in the market economy…
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