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Europe Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Reagan-era tax cuts for the rich did not deliver the faster economic growth they were promised in return. Reagan-era tax cuts for the rich did not deliver the faster economic growth they were promised in return. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: More than half of the rise in the top 1% income share since 1985 came from pass-through business tax structuring, not tech or finance. — tap to centre the map on it More than half of the rise in the top 1% income share since 1985 came from pass-through business tax structuring, not tech or finance. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Sept 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economic inequality is growing because technology makes companies easier to start and faster to grow, not because of tax policy. — tap to centre the map on it Economic inequality is growing because technology makes companies easier to start and faster to grow, not because of tax policy. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not push rich-country growth to 10 or 20 percent a year: accelerationists overvalue intelligence and ignore material and political constraints. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not push rich-country growth to 10 or 20 percent a year: accelerationists overvalue intelligence and ignore material and political constraints. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Francis Fukuyama — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — 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 by Truss, Musk and Milei did damage without achieving its goals. Last stated a week ago
26 Oct 2026
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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 by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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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 an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived
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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 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Government borrowing through the financial crisis and the pandemic was a good trade, because it repaired household balance sheets. — tap to centre the map on it Government borrowing through the financial crisis and the pandemic was a good trade, because it repaired household balance sheets. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-08-28 — 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 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. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Sept 2026
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Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A national fund should pay everyone £15 at age 21 as partial compensation for lost natural inheritance — tap to centre the map on it A national fund should pay everyone £15 at age 21 as partial compensation for lost natural inheritance
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thriving society needs both the left's redistributing of resources and the right's producing and conserving of them — tap to centre the map on it A thriving society needs both the left's redistributing of resources and the right's producing and conserving of them Last stated 3 years ago
11 May 2023
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Roy Baumeister — holds since 2023-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Australia should restore the fiscal guardrails Peter Costello put in place. — tap to centre the map on it Australia should restore the fiscal guardrails Peter Costello put in place. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
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Angus Taylor — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
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Reagan-era tax cuts for the rich did not deliver the faster economic growth they were promised in return.
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More than half of the rise in the top 1% income share since 1985 came from pass-through business tax structuring, not tech or finance.
Holds
Economic inequality is growing because technology makes companies easier to start and faster to grow, not because of tax policy.
Holds
AI will not push rich-country growth to 10 or 20 percent a year: accelerationists overvalue intelligence and ignore material and political constraints.
Holds
Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe.
Holds
‘Chainsaw’ economics as tried by Truss, Musk and Milei did damage without achieving its goals.
Holds
A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens.
Holds
A crowd will always accept an indirect tax, however high, because it passes unperceived
Last stated c. 1895
Holds
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Holds
Government borrowing through the financial crisis and the pandemic was a good trade, because it repaired household balance sheets.
Holds
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.
Holds
A national fund should pay everyone £15 at age 21 as partial compensation for lost natural inheritance
Last stated c. 1795–1797
Holds
A thriving society needs both the left's redistributing of resources and the right's producing and conserving of them
Holds
Australia should restore the fiscal guardrails Peter Costello put in place.
Holds