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Three thoughts from a Mastodon newbie

I’m not the only one to have hopped from Twitter over to Mastodon in the past few days, I know. But perhaps these three thoughts will be useful to others. First: it’s not that hard! Come on in, the water’s lovely! I’ve seen quite a

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How to tax (a guide for governments)

In 1789, an octogenarian Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter containing the famous opinion that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Franklin was mistaken. Many taxes are easily and legally avoided by the simple expedien

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I’m now on Mastodon

For those switching over to Mastodon – or experimenting with doing so – I’m at @[email protected]. Feel free to give me a friendly wave and a follow! I’m not sure how much I’ll be active there, to be honest. Let̵

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Test for central bank credibility looms on likely bond losses

Severe balance sheet weakness is symptomatic of how economies operate with minimal margins of safety

logo.png  By NB  Nov 18, 2022