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The housing fix might be here - if we hold strong
Season 2023 Episode 14
It’s finally happening, the government is going to tax vacant land! Or at least, they’re thinking about it. As a listener to the podcast, you'll be aware that taxing land to bring it into use has bee…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The great China/USA breakup
Season 2023 Episode 13
This week's Chinese balloons are only the latest sign of tension between the two superpowers. The relationship between China and the US has deteriorated drastically in the last decade - what happened…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Immigration Part 2: Is immigration a class issue?
Season 2023 Episode 12
On last week’s episode we discussed the fact that immigration is good for the economy in the aggregate, but is it good for everyone? As with most things, poorer people and richer people experience li…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Bonus episode: Why prices fluctuate - the impact of interest rates on our lives
This bonus episode is brought to you by Done Deal Motors.
Price and value don't exist in isolation - everything is relative. Join us for this bonus episode as we look at our social lens on value and t…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Why are some countries more successful than others?
Season 2023 Episode 11
Economic growth is not distributed evenly. Why are some societies richer than others? What is the impact of economic growth? let's look at the very essence of economics today and explain how successf…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The case for immigration
Season 2023 Episode 10
Immigrants are used to having it hard, both in life an in the public eye where they are often vilified. This lambasting though is based on nothing more than lies - the truth is that immigrants helps …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Creating a new Currency
Season 2023 Episode 9
Argentina and Brazil are currently undertaking the herculean task of creating a new currency based on the Euro model. Let’s discuss why they’re attempting this and how the Euro, the model they are fo…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
In Praise of Cathedral Thinking
Season 2023 Episode 8
The people who build Europe's gothic cathedrals knew that they wouldn't be around to see them completed. They were building for people yet to be born. This is what we need to build liveable cities ri…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Things Learnt Half way up the Alps
Season 2023 Episode 7
Davos’s World Economic Forum, although often maligned for it’s ultra-wealthy attendees - and understandably so - is still an event that outlines, and in some cases, shapes the economic priorities of …
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Around the world, 30 year olds are getting screwed
Season 2023 Episode 6
It's never been more expensive to be 30 something. The old social contract used to be, work hard, study, get a degree, keep your beak clean and soon enough your income will rise and you will end up r…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago