david_herdson

The rise in the minimum wage ahead of inflation or earnings in general probably does account for the bottom sector - or at least, those in work - maintaining their share. But what the raw figures don… (View Post)

As you note though, the dullness is a feature rather than a bug. Now, you may have an unusually high appetite for activity, excitement and stimulation - your life history, such as I know of it, would… (View Post)

I agree with that. There seems to be a belief among many that boycotting a single match will have profound political consequences. It won't. Almost all sporting and other cultural and moral boycotts … (View Post)

Which is fair enough. But then you have a car and therefore the choice of when to use it. On the other hand, if you don't have a car but live in a rural village, or live in the suburbs but work a 5am… (View Post)

Funnily enough, I'm just reading a book on MMT, called the Deficit Myth, which argues exactly this. I though it'd be useful to understand MMT before criticising it. Blimey, it's superficial. It runs … (View Post)