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Back to EpisodesPort strike 🪧 — Rich countries feel the migration surge. St. Lawrence Seaway workers join the strike wave. Could we see a billionaire tax?
Episode 1
Published 2Â years, 6Â months ago
Description
Make some room! International migration to advanced economies reached an all-time high last year, with estimates suggesting a further influx this year, per new OECD stats.
Shipping traffic at a key Canadian transportation artery has ground to a halt. No, there isn’t a 400-metre-long container ship blocking the Seaway, just 361 workers walking off the job.
Three things are certain in life: Death, taxes, and billionaires not paying said taxes.
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