As the Federal Government leads the deficit scaremongering on the road to lining up the firesale of our public assets to insiders (whilst slugging the consumer with a higher and thus regressive GST), we are reminded of the approach they could be taking if genuinely interested in a productive market. Leading Commons advocate David Bollier writes in Why Not Tax … Read More
How many empty homes this year?
Thurs Oct 31st, 6.30pm Presenter: Philip Soos 2/22 Punch Lane, CBD RSVP Download the report from our Prosper website. Its time for the 6th annual Speculative Vacancies report. Yes that time where we ask – what could thousands of empty homes do for affordable housing? The tragedy is – few understand how supply and demand work any more. Do a … Read More
Sacred Economics reviewed
Colin Cook Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein More of what matters, less of what costs the earth This is an engaging book for Eisenstein uses many fascinating analogies and parallels to frame his arguments and his vision for our post crunch future is a fully integrated set of proposals – Georgist philosophy being strongly featured. According to Eisenstein, ‘Sacred’ … … Read More
Passive income the affordability curse
Renegade Economists show 303 As broadcast on 3CR on Wednesday 21.08.13. Subscribe to the show Transcript Karl Fitzgerald: Property spruikers, spruikers, spruikers. Today we go into the heart of the battle zone, into one of the biggest property spruiking seminars in Australia. One of 15 tour stops for Dymphna Boholt. Dymphna Boholt: Hey guys, my name’s Dymphna Boholt, and I’m … Read More
Earth Sharing Mashup
Jacob Schwartz-Lucas provides a useful overview to these themes, sampling a number of Georgist videos including Real Estate 4 Ransom and Fred Harrison’s Silver Bullet. Part 2