Financialisation is taking over. It actually doesn’t achieve anything, except for shifting money from A to B. It is a trickery that nobody involved should be proud of. Debt – we don’t even question it… Read More »Imagine a World Without Debt…
I don’t know when, and I am not the only person predicting this. I am not concerned by inflation, or sharemarket valuations being too high, although they could be minor factors. These are my key… Read More »The Coming Crash
We begin with a new way of looking at things/entities/substances/instances/concepts etc. We begin by categorising everything, I mean everything – from sub-atomic particles to galaxies to fleeting thoughts and complicated concepts – according to two… Read More »The Commons Formula
I believe this a new way at looking at, literally, everything there is, tangible or not. It involves two pairs of qualities, meaning that every thing can only be one of four types. Regenerative Thing… Read More »Non-regenerative instances
Pretty much anything with a value has, was or will be taxed. Or get tax relief. At its essence tax is a percentage of cost/price, and to do that the thing being taxed has to… Read More »Allocated Value Tax
This one idea provides many solutions. Just like we don’t question the idea of profiting from owning a house, we grumble about, but don’t question, the absurdity of paying almost as much for childcare as… Read More »Free Child Care
The Australian government report is 20 years old, with the public seeing it via Freedom of Information laws. The science hasn’t changed. The report warns about serious implications of lower fertility rates. After saying that… Read More »Serious Economic Implications
In my many years as a backpacker, out of all the wonderful hostels I stayed at, my longest and happiest was my several years at HSH in Edinburgh, Scotland. I don’t know the full story,… Read More »Labour for Product
Goldman Sachs don’t make anything tangible. They move money around for profit, which means anyone else involved has lost, if you simplify it. Aside from them being leeches, they also break laws. Not many companies… Read More »Goldman Sachs
The idea of a UBI (Universal Basic Income) has been around for centuries, and championed by numerous powerful and well-respected people, here are just two examples: Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if… Read More »UBI and Very Small Businesses