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Thu, 02/04/2026 - 23:25
. Important and far-reaching questions indeed. Taxing the rich is not only a question of raising revenue or counteracting potentially increasing inflation. Inequality that undermines democracy is a dangerous thing. Without a conscious effort to counteract the inevitable forces driving our societies towards extreme income and wealth inequality, our societies fracture. It is crucial to […]
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Thu, 02/04/2026 - 00:30
The core reason for America and Europe’s decline (and, in a way, Japan’s) was the belief by our elites that money was the only thing which mattered. Money is the ability command resources from anyone who will, or must, sell. People who need to sell their labor or starve—Marx’s famous “whip of hunger.” Countries who […]
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Wed, 01/04/2026 - 20:58

Twenty-four hours prior to last November’s Autumn Statement, a social media post from Prime Minister Keir Starmer read: ‘The cost of living is the number one issue people are facing, with too many struggling to make ends meet. I am determined to tackle it.’ The following day, Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented the said statement — […]