Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to BenWilson,
the sanctity of money
History suggests governments may respect that less than you think - easy enough to change law to affect those other pools of money, even nationalise them in the name of some fiscal emergency. Just as it was in the other direction to let the bankers back into the henhouse by repealing Glass-Steagall, for instance.
However the long-term motivation and focus may differ between sovereign governments and private financial entities. Who do you trust to share the interests of our children and grandchildren?
In my mind that's how far neoliberalism has spread that even left-wing people are horrified at the thought of compulsion around money, except when they can take it from "wealthy" people in the form of tax.
Getting left-wing politicans to unblinkingly echo the phrase "tax burden" rather than talking about shared investment is an impressive ideological success.
Another might be creating a belief that most tax comes from "wealthy" people, so therefore they should naturally have a stronger say about it. The current government closing some favourable property investment tax arrangements was an interesting move against that. Probably created some internal factional tension which a competent opposition could exploit.
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to mark taslov,
doesn't seem so far adrift from the ideology that national proposes in these welfare reforms
true
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to mark taslov,
there are viable alternatives in the form of online work with minimal training
Nigerian investments are also a thriving opportunity.
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to Jen Hay,
Though if we decide to take the cash from the insurance company instead of having them repair the house, they claim they’d just be liable for ‘current market value’
Do you have a legal opinion on that part of the agreement?
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Hard News: Is that it?, in reply to BenWilson,
I was just saying how market models set price.
I reckon you are arguing the purest theoretical form - which unfortunately like most of what economists say does not actually match the real world.
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Hard News: I have a feast for you, in reply to David Haywood,
of course, I think none of those dreadful things about Ms Ryan
Oh you should have seen the expressions on some of the Welli-based audience members on the night, unaccustomed to your deadpan wit..
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Bart Janssen,
The thing is "sport" is seen as good. So people who play a "sport" are seen as somehow better. Naturally that leads to a desire to have ones own favourite leisure activity defined as a sport.
Ta, that makes sense to me. There's a largely unquestioned moral overlay, as with waking early.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Bart Janssen,
applause
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to BenWilson,
yeah but why does it matter in the slightest, in this case? really
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Tasty!