...historically the left were supportive of growth and mass prosperity, but today 'most self-proclaimed radicals emphasise the need to impose limits on consumption and economic growth'. In the preface, Ben-Ami aligns himself with the … [Read more...]
Simple lessons from Russia
Here are some simple lessons on how to grow your economy from a country that essentially has no dog in the Republican/Democrat fight: ...Mr Medvedev laid out a series of new initiatives that aim to boost its attractiveness as an investment … [Read more...]
Why build charter schools
In addition, this is a tax credit on money that their lending, so they're also collecting interest on the loans as well as getting the thirty-nine percent tax credit. They piggy-back the tax credit on other kinds of federal tax credits like … [Read more...]
How Buffett will beat death tax
Warren's children will not be inheriting Berkshire Hathaway. Instead, Buffett will establish multi-billion dollar charitable foundations in their names. So they will not pay any taxes on the wealth. But they are not getting the money, you … [Read more...]
How fed $$ are killing library branches in Boston
They will shut the branch libraries so they don't have to lend out as many books. They cannot operate by using part of the huge amount of tax money the city collects to pay for the libraries, depending on the state for that. Because the … [Read more...]
How manufacturing works, and some things that hurt it
1. high investment taxes which make it riskier for the investor to put his money into process initially. 2. our monetary system which changes the value of the dollar according to the whim of the Federal Reserve Board -- this is a little … [Read more...]
Time to cut the schools again
It's budget time again for the city, time to cut the schools. As a Boston resident and BPS parent, I tried again and again the get the candidates for mayor who posted here on BMG to address the economic causes for the decline in city … [Read more...]
The Frankfurt School
Here's an interesting show about The Frankfurt School, a group of leftists who switched their critique from Marxist economics to culture: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hi... This group of influential left-wing German thinkers set out, in the … [Read more...]
Foundations and “the fragmentation of protest”
...."A number of program officers at progressive foundations are former activists who decided to move from the demand to the supply side to enjoy better salaries, benefits and working hours. Yet they still want to live like activists … [Read more...]
More taxes, less money
Like the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, wherein looking at a particle affects it's movement, increasing a tax affects the revenue stream. http://www.boston.com/news/loc... September revenues came in $243 million below expectations, a … [Read more...]
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