Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. https://www.brainyquote.com/aut… (View Post)

All of those jobs saw massive increases in productivity during the 20th century via investment in new technology and training in new skills. Yet for the last two decades that process has changed to '… (View Post)

Europeans of all nationalities think that some jobs are beneath them: Italians claiming unemployment benefit must stop believing farming is beneath them and get out into the fields to pick fruit and … (View Post)

And more easily exposed in the internet age. I wonder how many Russians will spend the winter desperately searching for evidence of starvation and freezing in the West. (View Post)

Wages are going up and at higher rates than they have been for decades. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63624996 Though for many people, especially the public sector, still below the rate of infl… (View Post)