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I’m trying to make sense of how bonkers our economic systems really are and what we could do better.

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If Reeves really wants to grow the economy she would want the compensation to be as high as possible to boost spending.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

I can scarcely believe that anyone still believes this nonsense!
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As night follows day, looser mortgage rules will equal higher house prices.
Only one lot of winners there...

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"A record 26% said they were struggling to live on their current income, up from 16% before the pandemic. The proportion who said they were living comfortably fell over the same period from 50% to a record low of 35%."

Money flowing inexorably to the very rich

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The UK's education system is failing far too many pupils, and in more ways than one.

Educational outcomes are highly unequal for economic reasons, but also because the system is failing over a third of all pupils, who don’t achieve that basic standard.

bonkerseconomics.net/is-not-equal

The crucial point here is that the time people have to themselves is often hugely productive in terms of activity that improves quality of life (which you'd think was a pretty good test of "productive") whereas so much paid work is time wasted unproductively.

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How many commercial lawyers does a productive economy really need?

What do you think?

#economicjustice #bonkerseconomics #moneyisbroken #wealthinequality

As the GCSE season gets into its stride it's worth asking which is more shocking - that deprived children will massively underperform their richer peers, or that a third of ALL children will fail?

bonkerseconomics.net/is-not-equal

If we're going to acknowledge pensioners need assistance if they're on £35k a year or less, are we going to give assistance to [tick all that apply] parents/carers/ young people/people who are disabled...

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"Rayner is more concerned that private housebuilders will prove reluctant to complete large-scale projects to prevent over-supply denting house prices and profit margins."

And so she should be. Housebuilders have no interest in making homes genuinely affordable.

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"The extra money will help housing associations buy up thousands of new units already built by private developers as part of their affordable housing commitments, but which are sitting empty because associations cannot afford them."

So the winners are... ?

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Two fifths of all work is unpaid, but it produces masses of real wealth. So why isn’t it treated as part of the economy? In fact, why isn’t it paid?

I’d love to know your thoughts on this.

#economicjustice #bonkerseconomics #moneyisbroken #wealthinequality #behindthenumbers #followthemoney

I couldn’t agree more.
Over the coming weeks, I’ll be posting a series of images which reveal the hidden forces that drive inequality, wealth and value.
#visualactivism #BehindTheNumbers #WealthInequality #EconomicJustice #HiddenForces #PowerAndPrivilege #SocialInequality

Should money be hoarded or circulated?

Is it better to squirrel it away, or let it flow to help build a more equal world? I'd love to hear your thoughts. 👇

Hello, I’m Martin — writer, artist, economist, and author of Human Politics: Human Value.

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