Category Archives: Wealth and Income Inequality
Bank of England and Federal Reserve Knew About & Encouraged Massive Interest Rate Manipulation by Big Banks
Bank of England & Federal Reserve Knew About & Encouraged Massive Interest Rate Manipulation by Big Banks Post Categories: Canada The Washington’s Blog | Monday, February 24, 2014, 20:37 Beijing Central Banks Go to Great Lengths To Prop Up Insolvent … Continue reading
Macroeconomic Challenges: Multi-factor Productivity in the UK A Stunning Decrease [and Another Refutation of Neoclassical Theory]
Multi-Factor productivity in the UK. A stunning decrease. February 20, 2014merijnknibbeLeave a commentGo to comments After 2008 labour productivity in the UK declined – despite a continued increase of the stock ofcapital and a more efficient use of labour. One of the anomalies of the post-Lehman … Continue reading
A Plutonomy on Steroids
The Plutonomy Symposium — Rising Tides Lifting Yachts Home > upward income redistribution > 1% chart 1% chart February 20, 2014David F. RuccioLeave a commentGo to comments from David Ruccio As Niraj Chokshi explains, In each state in the nation, the top 1 percent … Continue reading
America World Leader in [Security] Guard Labor
Guard labor (chart) February 18, 2014David F. RuccioLeave a commentGo to comments from David Ruccio See Also Plutonomy Report: http://jimcraven10.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/a-plutonomy-on-steroids/ As Sam Bowles and Arjun Jayadev explain, Does the graph show that inequality causes a country to devote more of its labor force to guard labor? … Continue reading
Ambassadorship Sale 30% Off–Was $500,000 Bundled Contribution
Ambassadorship Sale 30% Off Was $500,000 Bundled Contribution OBAMA ADMINISTRATION Ambassadors U.S. presidents have long rewarded big campaign donors, fundraisers and other loyalists with ambassadorships, and Democratic President Barack Obama seems to be no exception. As Obama appoints new ambassadors, OpenSecrets.org is providing analysis of the … Continue reading
Divergence at the Top–the 0.01%
Divergence at the top – the 0.01% February 12, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from David Ruccio As Annie Lowrey explains, It is not just that the rich have pulled away from the average American. It is that the richer you are, the more you … Continue reading
State of the Union: Essential Inequality Reader
THE POVERTY LINE State of the Union: Essential Inequality Reader December 23, 2013 See: http://billmoyers.com/2013/12/23/inequality-an-essential-reader/ Updated on January 28, 2014 On Tuesday, President Obama is expected to make inequality and limited upward mobility the centerpiece of his State of the … Continue reading