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How do I know this? You might ask.
The answer, simply put, is: Because I too, rebelled against the ‘hustle culture’ and neoliberalism nearly 30 years ago. I hope that Gen Z gets a better and more sympathetic hearing than I did.
Gen Z discards the hustle culture of millennials. They value balance and time. A lesson for all of us.
Nota bene
At a time when youths everywhere are under constant attack by the neoliberal politicians and right-wing media—humiliating and belittling them by calling them lazy, idle, hoodies, benefit scroungers,“parasites” and “cockroaches,” to name but a few— Gen Z, has put all these no good-doers in shame with their moral and spiritual calling, challenging the neoliberalisation of everything, our way of life, and our humanity.
To my mind, there is an urgency that Gen Z should get a good hearing to their call for a better world. They must be helped and supported to succeed.
It is my firm belief that we, the older generation, and Gen Z, together in dialogue and action, can, and will become the joint architects of this new world we are all yearning for.
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Will he make taxation fairer and more efficient and just by introducing a single tax?
N.B. I have posted this writeup as a response to an inspiring article about an open letter by a number of senior economists to Andy Burnham pleading with him that upon becoming prime minister he should aim to make taxation in Britain fairer, more efficient and just. They are calling for a single levy to replace six key taxes to raise money for public services and to encourage a more inclusive economic growth, to “unlock the gridlock that plagues the country”.
In short, the main aim of this writeup is firstly to highlight the important points raised in the said open letter. Then, to offer a time-honoured possible alternative available to the new prime minister by recalling a few gems on this subject from our GCGI. INFO archive.
Tax, tax and more taxes! Taxes on everything. Taxes even on living and dying! So many taxes that are even driving the sane to madness!
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Original image by Royal Court of Iran.
In September 1990 my book ‘The Economic Consequences of the Gulf War’ was published by Routledge. In this book, I clearly and soundly debunked the myth of rapid rises in military expenditures and the buildup of fancy/expensive military hardware as the passport to power and security.
Driven by soaring petrodollars following the 1973 oil crisis, the Shah rapidly escalated Iran's military spending. The defense budget increased more than tenfold over the decade. This massive military buildup became a primary catalyst for the 1979 revolution, severely destabilising the Iranian economy and the regime, fueling widespread public outrage, and raising revolutionary fervor.
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