"The Tories’ ideology of daffy libertarianism seeks to triumph over evidence and reason"

"Sen. Rand Paul railed against the economic impact of a veteran toxic exposure bill on the Senate floor on Tuesday, shortly before the chamber voted down his amendment to help offset the cost by reducing foreign aid. “This bill puts our _...Read More_

"New research shows that humans don’t necessarily have unlimited wants, and that an ‘ideal life’ costs less than you might think."

"The government expects workers to shoulder the burden – while price spikes mean huge windfalls for some companies."

>"Amit Tyagi says that reports of India’s growing wealth and income inequality are greatly exaggerated."

"Most of the gains went to the richest Americans, but almost everyone saw an improvement in terms of net wealth."

"Presidential budget proposals serve to document the President’s priorities. It’s up to the Legislative branch to accept/fund or reject those priorities in the actual budget."

>"A billionaire’s tax could save us all. Good luck with that, though."

>"Can modern society afford billionaires?"

"Some low-income families will need to spend more than half of their income after housing costs on gas and electricity, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation"

>"Reaching for the tax-cutting playbook won’t solve Britain’s problems – the current crisis was a decade in the making before Covid"

>"Rising energy bills and taxes could finally turn voters against Boris Johnson, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty"

Wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few powerful billionaires at the cost of economic hardship and precarity for the many."

>"Some very wealthy people give their money away in an attempt to burnish their reputations. Not the Tesla C.E.O."

"BoE monetary policy chief Ben Broadbent says pressures will include rise in energy price cap"