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we actually need growth. It may be counter intuitive, but we need investment. my example is about poor financial management, be it personal or central. I'm referring to poor government financial management. -
This is to conflate household budgets with government budgets. They are very different things a large part of the anger felt across the country is the decline in public services after a decade and a half of austerity. You cut more you get more ugly anger Of course people need to be persuaded to pay more - but that is only realistic path. You cut more you will find out the hard way -
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By Earl Aelfheah · Posted
I think one could argue that degrading public services / infrastructure is what's led to our current, slow economic decline. We've spent 14 years trying austerity, and it's proven counter productive to growth and productivity. A successful economy and society needs good transport, education and early intervention health care. On taxes, it depends how you target them. Tax funded spending may be a positive fiscal multiplier. Taxes on work aren't great, or when they hit the poorest (who tend to spend most of what they earn, boosting economic activity). We need a well designed wealth tax (on idle assets), and stronger measures to target avoidance.
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