#Wages

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

The analogy of a country’s budget being like a household's budget is often used as an argument for austerity measures (suspiciously, only used against social programs, not programs that benefit

TK

whatuptkhere

Flat wages in the last 30 years in the West have decimated the car scene.It used to be that even normies would buy a sports car in their youth or

Ben Casselman

bencasselman

Given the renewed attention on the possibility of a $15 federal minimum wage, it's worth noting that "$15/hour" looks very different in 2021 than it did when the "Fight for

#3 sisterwife but #1 in his heart

prettycritical

the tax the rich sweatshirt...ppl are like not ready for the reality that fair wages for garments (& sustainability for that matter) mean things will be more expensive + you'll

Nick Hanauer

NickHanauer

Long rant: This @WSJ article bemoaning the decline of price theory is really worth highlighting. The economic theories and so called "laws of economics" that the WSJ consistently and religiously

Jim Stanford

JimboStanford

Absolutely brutal #CPI number out from #ABS today: prices fell 1.9% in June quarter. That's deflation at an annualized rate of 7.3%--by far the biggest price decline in Aussie postwar

Alexander Davidson

alex_davidson82

Stand by for a shift in gears from the US government now Biden/Harris has been confirmed in office. Biden is already saying no more lockdowns and be ready for more

Paul Bernal

PaulbernalUK

Yes, the remainers do share some of the blame for Brexit. However, they rank below at least the following:1) David Cameron2) The Tories in general3) The Tabloid press4) Lexiters5) Farage

Tony Weston

tonywestonuk

In this country we Tax and Spend.Everything that is purchased by government, is 'Paid For' by taxation, and borrowing!! However....and this is the crucial part. Unlike you or I

Corporate Machiavelli (Attending To Final Matters)

corporatemach

THREAD: Employees vs Employers “We who toil for other people have all in some way been captured by pirates and sold into slavery.” –Law 24 It should be said plainly;

a vulgar marxist

gdmorejon

y'all actually want Das Kapital in a nutshell? it's a big book. let's do it according to its eight Parts. THREAD 1/10 Part I. Commodities are valuable in terms of

Chad Moutray

chadmoutray

Personal consumption expenditures declined 0.2% in December, pulling back for the second straight month. Durable and nondurable goods purchases fell 1.0% and 0.7% in December, respectively, with service-sector spending edging

Paul Hartley

TheHitman2516

We are 4 weeks away from the start of the SPFL season and United don't have a manager, one your candidate rejected you and another has accepted a job involved

Clive Mansa

clivemansa

There's a very good reason we don't let politicians set interest rates or the money supply: they're short-sighted and constrained by the whims of constituents. This is not an insult,

Scott Lincicome

scottlincicome

"The rise of the upper middle class" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-rise-of-the-upper-middle-class/2020/08/16/3aa1aea4-de60-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html For my fellow liberal arts majors & lawyers out there,

Ariel Ron

arielronid

1/ Thread for the EH gang @NMaggor @Eli_B_Cook @Historian_Steve @AntonJaegermm @jobyclegg @CC_Rosenthal @_alice_evans @pseudoerasmus @chris_w_shaw @Robert_Suits @BAllanHansen 2/ I'm rereading Allen's Br. IR in Global Perspective. He

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