Show Notes Lindy Davies joins to discuss banking as a natural monopoly. We cover the epidemic of consumer debt – what causes this, the banks or underlying factors? Concentrate at the 25 minute mark as Lindy delivers key insights for reformers.
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Just how far did Australia’s land prices go? There should have been a drum roll for this announcement! We traverse through the impact of such increases via latest census findings, reference Saul Eslake, geek out on the Productivity Commission’s latest report, delve into Bowie Bonds and finish with some Adani controversy. In the midst of this, Karl takes aim at one of the nation’s leading comedians – when are we going to find a celebrity who is willing to stand for a fairer economic system?
Show Notes Bryan Kavanagh discusses the failure that is neo-classical economics with the statement “We’ve seen that being ‘trickled on’ doesn’t work”. We discuss this in light of another surprising election result with Jacinda Ardern in NZ (apologies kiwis for my mispronunciation).
You gang must be able to recite this material with ease by now eh? Send any show ideas/ interviewees to renegades@earthsharing.org.au
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Prof Michael Hudson steps into a neo-con future to position where society could be in years to come. Just why are the Lloyd Blankfein’s (Goldman Sachs CEO) of the world so confused about the state of global politics? FYI – one of the many hats I wear is as Michael’s webmaster.
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Karl delves into the inequality issue by looking into two recent reports on the topic. What is truly driving inequality? Some shocking after-effects of the tax loopholes are being felt by the young and low income earners. It’s always fun here on the Renegades eh? Any tips on how to stay positive?
The show header? The only way to rebalance the inequality of their only being one possible GPS location on the planet is to instill a land tax. Then any economic advantage is shared by the community.
If people do not have equal access to land value, what it really means is that they have no right to be a member of a community — no right to occupy the physical universe except in its remotest (rent-free) locations — and a civilisation that founds itself on keeping people apart like this cannot masquerade as a civilisation for long.
