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Public financial management (PFM) has a significant role in linking resources to results by financing human development outcomes. When economic stimulus packages are short run in nature, thematic PFM, such as child budgeting, has a crucial role in reducing crime against children.
Interview of Michael Hudson by Andrei The Saker, August 2022 Russian transcript Transcript Key: ATS = Andrei The Saker; MH = Michael Hudson ATS Well first of all, Michael, a huge, huge thank you for agreeing to this conversation. It’s a big pleasure for me to have you here, it’s a big honour too, and Continue Reading
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Researchers find that the nation had become an outlier among other rich countries in mortality rates long before the pandemic – and that Americans are dying younger than their peers abroad.
With its economic and military might, America is hard to beat on technological wonders, space exploration, and top-notch universities. But when it comes to health, a fundamental prerequisite to a fulfilling life, the US isn’t delivering and hasn’t been for a long time. Researchers now find that the big picture of health failings is even graver than we already knew.
CounterPunch Radio – _July 15, 2022 – Michael Hudson ERIC DRAITSER: Hello and welcome to CounterPunch Radio. My name is Eric Draitser, thanks so much for tuning in, and coming back to the show. First-time listeners finding the show, welcome aboard. Thank you so much, we really appreciate your support. If you want to support Continue Reading
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A new state-level analysis finds that ending emergency unemployment benefits had a statistically significant positive impact on employment.
"It may well be draconian leaving no room for corruption by ministers and government officials to be brought to public attention."
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), under its
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP),
decided that ownership of the
debian.communitydomain should be transferred to the Debian Project.
Bereavement is bad enough, without a predatory phone company refusing to cancel a dead person’s account. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th July 2022 It’s sometimes called “sadmin”: tying up the affairs of someone who has passed away. There’s a lot to do, though some aspects have become easier – you can notify […]
"Irrespective of whichever side you may have family or friends on, there are innocent lives that are being used as pawns in a very vicious game."
Firms with fewer than 50 employees at the onset of the pandemic had a relatively greater increase in job separations than firms with 1,000 or more workers.
Maybe my GP is right. I might be worrying too much. I shouldn’t follow the news so closely.
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What Do We Owe Afghanistan? Nathan J. Robinson & Noam Chomsky August 3, 2022. Current Affairs. “The oppressed people of afghanistan will know the generosity of america and our allies.” — George W. Bush, Oct. 7, 2001 The 9/11 attacks could have been dealt with as a crime. This would have been sane and consistent with precedent. […]
Why are we incentivizing wealth at the expense of health?
The Emergency Capital Investment Program is the largest ever targeted to community development lenders to help in their support of under-resourced communities.
Jul 19, 2022 ROBERT SKIDELSKY Although words like “unprincipled,” “amoral,” and “serial liar” seem to describe the outgoing British prime minister accurately, they accurately describe more successful political leaders as well. To explain Johnson’s fall, we need to consider two factors specific to our times. LONDON – Nearly all political careers end in failure, but Boris … Continue reading Boris Johnson’s Fall – and Ours
Today’s blog post highlights some of the research the St. Louis Fed has recently produced.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are considered “passive” investors and are exempt from corporate tax. But in reality, they play a very active role in reshaping whole industries, like healthcare.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are important financial actors that control over $3.5 trillion in gross assets and over 500,000 properties in the U.S. Yet they have been largely ignored because tax rules define them as ‘passive investors.’ They exist as tax “pass through” entities and pay no corporate taxes if they invest at least 75 percent of their assets in real estate, derive 75 percent of their gross income from real property, and pay out at least 90 percent of taxable income (excluding capital gains) as shareholder dividends each year.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are considered “passive” investors and are exempt from corporate tax. But in reality, they play a very active role in reshaping whole industries, like healthcare.