Good debt, bad debt
Is debt a bad thing? Or is some good for the economy? How can we tell the difference. Steve Keen explains.
Debunking Economics
Phil talks to Prof Steve Keen on the lies and misunderstands of the economics profession
Is there a better way of funding retirement?
Many of us can’t afford to retire, yet the government’s welfarfe bill is climbing. How do we get out of this mess?
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
Friday’s jobs data has shifted the debate from how much should the Fed cut to whether to cut at all, says NAB’s Rodrigo Catril on today’s Morning Call podcast.
Could a land tax replace income tax?
Is land tax a better tax than income tax – hard to avoid and a better way to manage the supply of a constrained resource? A question put to Prof Steve Keen in the latest Debunking Economics podcast.
Facebook’s Libra Could Be Really Good News
Libra isn’t a grab for power by Facebook. Steve Keen argues it’s a welcome challenge to the traditional banking sector.
Is the EU anti-growth?
The EU is struggling right now. The Bundesbank has downgraded its 21019 GDP forecast from 1.6% down to 0.6%. The Italian government is being threatened for breaching the EU’s spending rules. Yellow vests protestors have been out on the streets of Paris for 31 weeks now, fighting against inequality. This week the European Central Bank meets to determine how to boost the bloc’s economic growth. But, Phil Dobbie asks Prof Steve Keen, isn’t it time for a fundamental rethink of how the EU is structured and operates? With reforms to the EU, would Brexit have been necessary?
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Steve Bannister Pours Cold Fusion on Climate Deniers
Steve Bannister talks through his climate model and how it shows that we need to find a new cheap source of energy, fast.
US v China. How will it end?
The ongoing trade spat between the US and China. I ask Professor Steve Keen who is going to win, assuming there is a winner.
The good news for Australian Labor voters
A bit of a therapy session for those who wanted Labor to win, maybe its good news they didn’t.
An election surprise and the existential threat of imported cars
The markets early response to the Aussie election, the latest on trade talk delays and a bad week for Brexit. NAB’s David de Garis talks through it all with me on today’s Morning Call podcast.
THE TWITTERATI
There's something quite annoying about someone as privileged as @Jacob_Rees_Mogg, with his references to (his) "nanny", referring constantly to those against Brexit as 'snowflakes' (on @lbc). No wonder satire is dead. It's the new reality. Lasted a minute before turning off.