Understanding Piketty, part 4
…for all its implications to be debated. The tax, he says, “was as much a product of the two world wars as it was of democracy” (p. 498). That is,…
…for all its implications to be debated. The tax, he says, “was as much a product of the two world wars as it was of democracy” (p. 498). That is,…
…as one cause of the two world wars. So, through the late 1970s, the United States and Europe cut tariffs, though currencies were fixed and capital was still highly controlled….
…well as for international policy discussion. Second, the EU’s example shows that incorporating subsidies rules into regional agreements can be a fruitful way to bring bidding wars under control. For…
…populist economics. The Democrats have won the culture-wars issues, everywhere except in Texas and the South, and it’s (past) time to accept their victory and move on from it. They…
…middle- and lower-classes. This trend became strong in England, France and the U.S. in the 19th century. However, it was interrupted during the 20th century by the two World Wars…
…remember which), who handed him a flag lapel pin and asked that he wear it until all the troops were home from combat zones (in other words, until these wars,…
…capable of metastasizing into profound distrust of the other. Serve your country. By all means serve your country. But insist that we fight the right wars. Governments always forget that….
…(they) should ask what spending, specifically, Jeb Bush would not have authorized during his brother’s presidency that his brother authorized. The military spending for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq?…
…Government can own or control land was decided by SCOTUS (Light vs. U. S. and U.S vs. Grimaud) years previously. This came after the Sagebrush wars when the Federal Government…
…it has a lot to do with guns. I think the evidence is mainly state level correlation http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ne… The other idea is recent wars and suicide. The rate of suicide…