A just social wage and a job guarantee* - Steven Hail In the USA, the UK and Australia, as in many other countries, the low paid have not participated in the benefits of economic growth. Policy makers should use a job guarantee to raise the real wage for the lowest paid, end involuntary poverty and … [Read more...]
Bankrolling financiers on the backs of the young
Student debt slavery - Bankrolling financiers on the backs of the young - Ellen Brown Higher education has been transformed from a public service into a lucrative cash cow for private investors. The advantages of slavery by debt over “chattel” slavery – ownership of humans as a property … [Read more...]
A qualitatively improving steady-state economy as an alternative to continued growth
A qualitatively improving steady-state economy as an alternative to continued growth - Philip Lawn A successful economy is one that increases the well-being of a nation’s citizens in an ecologically sustainable and equitable manner. Empirical evidence indicates that growth is now failing to augment … [Read more...]
The ‘mystery’ of low wages
The 'mystery' of low wages - Editor " When nonproducers can claim as rent a portion of the wealth created by producers, the right of the producers to the fruits of their labour is to that extent denied. " - Henry George, Progress and Poverty Editorial commentary: Many Georgists now … [Read more...]
