Parasitical Economics of the New Guilded Age

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photo credit: euthman Renegade Economists Podcast 213 Subscribe to the 3CR podcast here or listen Wednesdays 530 – 6pm. Author Christopher Ketcham hits the forces of Monopoly Capitalism with an overview of how the market system became a host for greed. Recorded 06/12/2011 www.realestate4ransom.com Host Karl Fitzgerald: out of the 25 largest cities in America, New York is the most … Read More

Housing Glut Interest

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Adam Schwab wrote up our fourth report on speculative vacancies in Crikey yesterday. Shortage or glut? Feast or famine? The question of whether Australia is suffering a housing shortage continues to be hotly disputed, with the real estate and construction lobbies arguing a desperate shortage exists, while other independent bodies, such as Prosper Australia, disputing the notion of a shortage. … Read More

If you owned all the money in the world…

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That was the statement Red Symons of ABC breakfast radio ran as a lead in to our 6.45am discussion this morning. It is also the opening line in the film, attempting to settle those who blame banking and the money system for everything. Listen to the interview with Red promoting our debut documentary Real Estate 4 Ransom. Tickets are available … Read More

Speculative Vacancies and Real Estate 4 Ransom

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Download the Speculative Vacancies report As written up in The Age today, p5: Speculators ‘locking up’ empty dwellings that could be homes Michelle Griffin PROPERTY speculators have locked up 46,220 empty homes in metropolitan Melbourne, the housing campaign group Earthsharing Australia says. In a documentary soon to be released, Real Estate 4 Ransom, the group says that 4.95 per cent … Read More

Carbon Tax Positives

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The Gillard Government’s Clean Energy Future plan signifies that the game is up for the free rider’s polluting our planet. The Carbon Tax of $23 per tonne of carbon for July 1 2012 – June 30 2013 sends a clear message that polluters must pay. In this age of compromise politics, the industry lobbyists who seem to have won are … Read More