With Adam Smith, and hints before in Ricardo and others, economics took the path of treating the economy as a natural object that should not … The Mechanical Turn in Economics and Its ConsequencesRead more
Economics
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Money is just an IOU, and the banks are rolling in it
Back in the 1930s, Henry Ford is supposed to have remarked that it was a good thing that most Americans didn’t know how banking really … Money is just an IOU, and the banks are rolling in itRead more
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The bait and switch of public-private partnerships
This being the age of public relations, the genteel term “public-private partnership” is used instead of corporate plunder. A “partnership” such deals may be, but … The bait and switch of public-private partnershipsRead more
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“Ryancare” Dead on Arrival
The new American Health Care Act has been unveiled, and critics are calling it more flawed even than the Obamacare it was meant to replace. … “Ryancare” Dead on ArrivalRead more
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Poor women’s body
Prostitution is neither sex or work its a violence against women. On Contact 004 Suzanne Jay, co-founder of Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution Taina Bien-Aime, … Poor women’s bodyRead more
Posted inEconomics / Health / ToMl / USA Empire
Healthcare or Wealthcare?
A startling new report from the Congressional Budget Office is projecting 24 million people will lose health insurance coverage by 2026 under the Republican plan … Healthcare or Wealthcare?Read more
Posted inEconomics / India / ToMl
Bad Bank Proposal for India
What Is Jubilee? Jubilee comes from Judaic Law (Leviticus 25). It is a clean slate to be proclaimed every 49 years (seven Sabbath years—Sabbath means … Bad Bank Proposal for IndiaRead more
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Assessing the GDP Estimates in the Light of Demonetisation
The Second Advance Estimates of National Income, 2016-17 produced by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) show that demonetisation has had no impact on the country’s … Assessing the GDP Estimates in the Light of DemonetisationRead more
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Doctors Should Be Paid By Salary, Not Fee-for-Service
In a Journal of the American Medical Association Viewpoint article, Carnegie Mellon University’s George Loewenstein and the University of California, Los Angeles’ Ian Larkin outline … Doctors Should Be Paid By Salary, Not Fee-for-ServiceRead more