Thomas Piketty

Debate between Michael Hudson and Thomas Piketty on September 23, 2021 (Posted with special permission)   The debate was monitored by Lynn Parramore, and introduced by David Graeber’s widow, Nika.

Aujourd'hui, on fait de l'économie comme les enfants jouent à la marchande ou à la guerre. Rien ne semble réel, rien ne semble sérieux et certainement pas la discussion actuelle sur l'annulation des dettes détenues par la BCE. L'Investisseur sans costume — "Maman, et si on dirait qu'on annule les dettes ?" — 9 fév. 2021 — 39 min 22 Il y a eu passe d'armes ce week-end entre Christine Lagarde et « leséconomistes ». C'est-à-dire essentiellement la bande de Thomas Piketty. Ça a (...)

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Economie

Aujourd'hui, on fait de l'économie comme les enfants jouent à la marchande ou à la guerre. Rien ne semble réel, rien ne semble sérieux et certainement pas la discussion actuelle sur l'annulation des dettes détenues par la BCE. L'Investisseur sans costume — "Maman, et si on dirait qu'on annule les dettes ?" — 9 fév. 2021 — 39 min 22 Il y a eu passe d'armes ce week-end entre Christine Lagarde et « leséconomistes ». C'est-à-dire essentiellement la bande de Thomas Piketty. Ça a (...)

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Economie

Trump (+ Pence), Gavin Newsom, Andrew Cuomo, Bernie and Elizabeth Warren are preaching out to frightened Americans in a big way-- Bernie and Elizabeth substantively, Trump and Pence as part of the p.r. approach and Newsom and Cuomo with their baby steps. But Status Quo Joe is no where at all.

Sarah Ferris and Heather Caygle, reporting for Politico yesterday, wrote about how congressional Democrats-- most far to the right of Bernie-- are planning how to run with him at the top of the ticket.

Source : QG TV, Contre Courant, 18-11-2019

Ce soir en direct, retrouvez “Contre-Courant” pour un débat exceptionnel entre Alain Badiou et Thomas Piketty, en public au théâtre de la Commune.
Source : QG TV, Contre Courant, 18-11-2019
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As alarm bells sound over the advancing destruction of the environment, a variety of Green New Deal proposals have appeared in the US and Europe, along with some interesting academic debates about how to fund them. Monetary policy, normally relegated to obscure academic tomes and bureaucratic meetings behind closed doors, has suddenly taken center stage.

As I've been explaining, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 60-70% marginal tax rate on all annual income over $10,000,000 would struggle be be called moderate. It's actually quite conservative. How many people have annual incomes of over $10,000,000? And those very few people who do, would only have to pay the 60-70% rate on the income over $10,000,000. That threshold is absurd and should be down around $800,000 (with perhaps a 40% rate) then rise to a million dollars with a 50% rate and climb gradually (rates increasing) towards $5 million will the top rate-- 80% kicks in.

Taxes and spending in the "Fairer Europe" proposal by Thomas Piketty et al (source; click to enlarge). Notice the emphasis on addressing climate change, both on the tax side and the spending side.

Hillary Clinton is incapable of coming to terms with her loss and now finds fault with greedy capitalists who are turning young people into socialists, as Paul Street explains. By Paul Street Special to Consortium News Hillary Clinton’s take on…Read more →