Isn't this quite simple? We value a fatality in the UK at something like £2 million. Double that as a fine for any deaths involving a robot taxi (at fault or not - they should be driving to condition… (View Post)

Agree - strongly - on 2/3 of your points. But if rich folk aren't finding a way to invest productively, boosting demand via consumption is another - and legitimate - way to drive economic growth (I t… (View Post)

It's the uncertainty. Everyone knows that some politician might come along and cancel the whole thing (proven correct), so there is no point in investing in a supply chain, plant, workforce etc. Edin… (View Post)

One false assumption that people make is that money that is saved is always "productively invested". Since 2008 we've had a general story that consumption has been low and investment has be… (View Post)

The concern is that because this has become normalised (or at least, it's not as crazy as was first proposed), we've forgotten just how disruptive this is going to be to the global economy. We focus … (View Post)