Mike Norman Economics

I don't believe anyone here have these sorts of traits. I think the health of the economy is primary concern of most people here, which is extremely important too. Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow harassed by 'anti-vaccine passport' protesters in LondonFootage of veteran broadcaster Jon Snow being harangued outside the Channel 4/ITN Headquarters in central London this afternoon (August 23) by anti-vaccine protesters. Contains swearing[embedded content]Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow harassed by...

So Kant was a chartalist. Who knew? I am a philosopher and I didn't.Bill Mitchell – billy blogImmanuel Kant on money and moreBill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Britain failed to close its borders at the beginning of the pandemic to prevent further Covid infections.  It's not easy to compare countries on their strategies on deeling with Covid as there is so many different variables, but this could be one reason why Britain's COVID-19 deaths are much higher than other countries. [embedded content]

Commies going full monetarist moron:The U.S. faces the “most severe” inflation risks of any major economy due to the large deviation between the growth of its money supply and GDP since the pandemic, the People’s Bank of China said recently in its quarterly monetary policy report. On Tuesday, Governor Yi Gang said he’ll aim to match money supply and nominal economic growth rates.China’s charts a more independent course as it sees risks from Fed policies https://t.co/B8UfTXBf1r— Bloomberg...

"Sweden's strategy would 'likely result in a massacre' in a different country"It now has up to 10 times as many COVID-19 deaths per capita as its Nordic neighbors.Sweden also didn't fare much better economically, suggesting its gamble didn't pay off.Sweden has recorded more COVID-19 cases per capita than most countries so far: Since the start of the pandemic, roughly 11 out of every 100 people in Sweden have been diagnosed with COVID-19, compared with 9.4 out of every 100 in the UK and 7.4...

 A counter view on Sweden.Sweden looks good compared to Britain, but bad when compared to its neighbours. More to come. If you look only at Covid deaths then Sweden does as badly as Britain, at least in the first wave (not the second, which is very much still ongoing). But factor in collateral damage, and things change. Studies of all age-adjusted deaths – not just deaths from the virus – shows an increase of just 1.5 per cent in Sweden last year: England’s were up 10 per cent. Excess deaths...

 Sweden’s failing strategy - a virus breeding hothouse.As of April 16, 2021, more than 13 700 people have died from COVID-19 in Sweden. The country has one of the highest infection rates in western Europe according to Our World in Data COVID-19 statistics, with 606 new infections per million per day, while its neighbours Denmark, Finland, and Norway reported 115, 62, and 112 new infections per million per day, respectively (April 15, 2021). New and more infective and deadly variants have...

 THE ZERO COVID STRATEGY PRESERVES FREEDOMS MORE EFFECTIVELYYebeer Ban-Yam is a physicist who studies pandemics Here's the research - but some people prefer short term freedom which only makes thing worse in the long run. 44 times more deaths, 2021 second-quarter GDP set back several years, weakly defended freedoms, reduced mobility: the G10 anti-Covid strategy is on the losing end in every respectInstitut économique Molinari has issued a new study on the lasting value of Zero Covid...

 David Graeber wrote a book about BS jobs, but it did not make a lot of sense to me as I was being worked to death in my blue collar job, but so were the middle managent. Work just seemed to take over life. My manager was putting in so many hours that he said the cleaners earnt more than him. But according to this guy there are plenty of BS jobs in the American tech industry. The day that changed everything. In a wild sequence of events starting with Dr. Fauci’s testimony that morning, and...

 How Many Americans Have Died of COVID Because of Disinformation from Tucker Carlson?[embedded content]