Mike Norman Economics

Between Whitehall and the City there is a revolving door of co-dependency An excellent article from Simon Jenkins. In the UK there is a revolving door between politics and banks. Socialism for the bankers (state hand-outs and soft touch regulation) and capitalism for the rest of us. Much attention has since focused on the inadequacy of regulation. Sputtering reforms have tried to curb the more outrageous tax dodges, offshore shelters and “London laundromats”. But money has talked: money...

Daily or weekly dose had greatest benefit for those with significant deficiency A new global collaborative study has confirmed that vitamin D supplementation can help protect against acute respiratory infections. The study, a participant data meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials including more than 11,000 participants, has been published online in The BMJ. The Harvard Gazette  Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu

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This is the third part in my historical excursion tracing where progressive forces adopted the idea that it was fair and reasonable for individuals who sought income support from the state to contribute to the collective well-being through work if they could. As I noted in Part 1, the series could have easily been sub-titled: How the middle-class Left abandoned the class fundamentals, became obsessed with individualism, and steadily descended into political obscurity, so much so, that the...

Spending is at record levels, but the economy is partially closed and there are bottlenecks. So, inflation pressures could rise. However, there's one powerful thing mitigating all this. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286

Spending is at record levels, but the economy is partially closed and there are bottlenecks. So, inflation pressures could rise. However, there's one powerful thing mitigating all this. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286

[embedded content] ? Upscaled with neural networks footage of  "Wuppertal Schwebebahn" shot in 1902. Btw, the train system hasn‘t changed much and still functional. The "Schwebebahn" was built mostly over the river to save space.M ✔ Upscaled to 4K;✔ FPS boosted to 60 frames per second, I have also fixed some playback speed issues; ✔ Stabilized;✔ Colorized – please, be aware that colorization colors are not real and fake, colorization was made only for the ambiance and do not represent real...

Like it says. But a simplified model, as Steve Keen points out. PatreonThe Mathematical Model of Modern Monetary Theory: One Mathematical Model of Modern Monetary OperationsSteve Keen

The mystery of why zebras have their characteristic stripes has perplexed researchers for over a century. ABC News The Mystery of Why Zebras Have Their Stripes Has Baffled Scientists – Now a Dazzling Answer