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Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under Russia Russia Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Germany's crisis is too deep to be solved by conventional tax, spending, or regulatory adjustments. Germany's crisis is too deep to be solvedby conventional tax, spending, orregulatory adjustments. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 AT Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. — tap to centre the map on it Germany's constitutional debt brakewill not be reformed. Last stated 2 years ago 4 Mar 2025 FM Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-02-25 — tap for who they are FM Friedrich Merz — no longer holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The French fiscal crisis is fundamentally caused by generational imbalances in welfare and tax systems. — tap to centre the map on it The French fiscal crisis isfundamentally caused by generationalimbalances in welfare and taxsystems. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 NF Niall Ferguson — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Not taxing the tech giants and not applying EU laws is capitulation to the tech oligarchs. — tap to centre the map on it Not taxing the tech giants and notapplying EU laws is capitulation tothe tech oligarchs. Last stated 11 months ago 28 Nov 2025 FB Franziska Brantner — holds since 2025-11-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Post-unification Germany has made many policy mistakes and lost much former leadership, and much pessimism about it seems justified. — tap to centre the map on it Post-unification Germany has mademany policy mistakes and lost muchformer leadership, and muchpessimism about it seems justified. Last stated a month ago 28 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Germany will provide whatever money the Bundeswehr needs to become the strongest conventional army in Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Germany will provide whatever moneythe Bundeswehr needs to become thestrongest conventional army inEurope. Last stated a year ago 14 May 2025 FM Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the financial crisis Obama's administration did too little for the poor and too much to please finance. — tap to centre the map on it In the financial crisis Obama'sadministration did too little forthe poor and too much to pleasefinance. Last stated 15 years ago 27 Nov 2011 KA Kwame Anthony Appiah — holds since 2011-11-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The former East Germany is no longer a deeply economically depressed region. — tap to centre the map on it The former East Germany is no longera deeply economically depressedregion. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe must take its future more into its own hands, with Germany leading. — tap to centre the map on it Europe must take its future moreinto its own hands, with Germanyleading. Last stated 2 years ago 28 Feb 2025 LK Lars Klingbeil — holds since 2025-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: ‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried by Truss, Musk and Milei did damage without achieving its goals. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried byTruss, Musk and Milei did damagewithout achieving its goals. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 WD William Davies — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue bytariffing foreign countries ratherthan by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crowd will always accept an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived — tap to centre the map on it A crowd will always accept anindirect tax, however high, becauseit passes unperceived GB Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Republicans' long-term strategy since Reagan has been to spend heavily on things that don't benefit the non-rich, refuse to raise taxes, and thereby balloon the national debt. — tap to centre the map on it Republicans' long-term strategysince Reagan has been to spendheavily on things that don't benefitthe non-rich, refuse to raise taxes,and thereby balloon the nationaldebt. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Sept 2026 RS Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Structural fiscal deficits have surpassed private sector lending and monetary policy as the primary driver of economic activity and inflation. — tap to centre the map on it Structural fiscal deficits havesurpassed private sector lending andmonetary policy as the primarydriver of economic activity andinflation. Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jan 2025 LA Lyn Alden — holds since 2025-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it A price cap on Russian oil canreduce Russian oil revenue even withlimited compliance, by strengtheningbuyers' bargaining position. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A pro-West stance is mostly right: aworld more aligned with the CCP orRussia seems a bad one. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Oct 2024 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are
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