Paul Segal
@paulsegal.bsky.social
Economist of inequality, development and history. Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Men will literally declare martial law before going to therapy
December 4, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Men will literally declare martial law before going to therapy
Brilliant story about a reported "determined" farmer, struggling in "very tough" conditions, protesting a new tax, who turns out to have spent his career as a stockbroker including a spell as chair of the London Stock Exchange.
Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Brilliant story about a reported "determined" farmer, struggling in "very tough" conditions, protesting a new tax, who turns out to have spent his career as a stockbroker including a spell as chair of the London Stock Exchange.
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Britain has seen no wage growth for 15 years - while remaining the most unequal large economy in Europe. This is what stagnation looks like. We need to end it www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/an-e...
December 10, 2023 at 3:05 PM
Britain has seen no wage growth for 15 years - while remaining the most unequal large economy in Europe. This is what stagnation looks like. We need to end it www.resolutionfoundation.org/comment/an-e...
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If you want to read something absolutely gob-smacking, this should do it
Jonah Goodman · A National Evil
At the turn of the 20th century, the Swiss were plagued by strange, interlinked medical conditions, which existed...
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November 30, 2023 at 8:53 AM
If you want to read something absolutely gob-smacking, this should do it