Renegade Economist Interviews Now Online

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We now have an extensive list of radio interviews collected over the last 18 months of the Renegade Economists radio show.

Listen at your leisure to Phil Anderson, Fred Foldvary, Alanna Hartzok or Fred Harrison by clicking on any of the links. Click the arrow to download them. We hope you find them useful.

Soon we will have a few podcasts up there for you to sample too.

Today’s Renegade Economists show will see an interview with Nicholas Taylor from Outcrop on the power of superannuation entities. Tune in at 5.30pm via www.3CR.org.au or 855AM on the dial.

Renegade Economists Podcast 73

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Anarchy, Liberty and Austrian Economics

Fred Foldvary is questioned on his development of unique theoretical hybrids – Geo-Libertarianism, Geo-Anarchism and Geo-Austrian economics. In short – a right to the worth of the earth.
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Show Notes

This weeks heat wave reminded us all of the frailty of this bio-sphere. Our economic framework encourages sprawl, encourages us to pay 40% plus of our wages on rent and demands incessant growth.

Earthsharing and our sister organisation prosper mentioned in this Age article Agents Accused of Hyping up Rental Market

Fred Foldvary’s important discussion on the synthesis of earth based economics with other economic and political models is essential listening. Want to hear more? Download/ Listen to most of our interviews on this newly created Renegade Economists Interview page.

Music

Steinski – None Shall Be Afraid

Sustainable Economics for Everyone

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Saturday Feb 21st, Sustainable Living Festival
3pm – 3.50pm
Think Tent, Fed Square

Big Problems need Big Picture thinking. Reforming our economic system so that every decision we make reflects the environmental cost of making that good or undertaking that activity is vital for our survival. With Melbourne one of the world’s largest sprawl cities, how can the economic framework curb this trend? With the Emission Trading System set to become a speculative playground for investment bankers, what would a logical government propose? With the Global Financial Meltdown threatening our jobs, what can we do to make our economy more resilient in the face of the looming challenges we face?

Karl Fitzgerald (Earthsharing Australia) will discuss how a True Cost Economics system would solve many of our current problems. Ascelin Gordon (RMIT University) will bring you up to speed with some of the pros and cons of using Market Based Instruments in environmental management.

Real Estate information sources under fire

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Our I Want to Live Here report was quoted in yesterday’s Age eyebrow raiser Agent’s accused of hyping-up’ rental crisis to lure buyers.

Whilst the article could have gone further, we were pleased to see that Simon Baxter today wrote a letter in support:

Get real on property

BRAVO to Natalie Craig (“Agents accused of ‘hyping up’ rental crisis to lure buyers”, BusinessDay, 27/1) for reporting on those who disagree with the Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s perpetual “rental crisis” mantra.

The REIV is primarily a lobby group. It is beyond me why we continue to accept its biased assessment of the market. Why do we tolerate its inability to report 100 per cent of house sale prices? Why do we care for auction clearance rates when most sales now are private? How does it justify delusional price forecasts of “flat” and “stable” for residential while other property sectors have been and are combusting? Now there’s a shortage of rental stock? Check the thousands on the net.

It’s time to find an independent research body to provide property analysis with integrity, and not to feed commercial motive.

Simon Baxter, Northcote

For those making the biggest investment decision of their lifetime, let’s hope they aren’t duped into buying at record prices. High land prices are only good for banks and speculators. The rest of us would like to see more discussion on why property prices are so high and what we can do to push them down to reasonable levels. Some say that rent is a secret tax the wealthy charge the poor.

That’s what this website is for – to discuss the alternatives. A sane economic system is the new paradigm Obama needs. Join our e-news (click top right) or trial subscription to Progress Magazine to help join the dots.

Land is for housing, not hocking!