What is Economic Justice?
We are all familiar with the criminal justice system, if only from murder mysteries. Less familiar is the concept of social justice, but we may vaguely associate that with such things as gay rights,...
View ArticleAurelius and the Ethics of Vultures
Today’s Independent carries an article Can you make an ethical case for vulture funds? It is about the efforts of Aurelius Capital Management to sue Argentina for full repayment of its bonds. The...
View ArticleBanker says tax the rich
Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse says that Britain’s problems would be cured by taxing the rich. This was prompted by his view of Brexit as a phenomenon of inequality,...
View ArticleWhy UBI is Pie-In-The-Sky
The Adam Smith Institute has just published a paper in favour of Universal Basic Income (UBI). The enthusiasm from a deeply Friedmanite institution for a “bleeding-heart libertarian” policy (as opposed...
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