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Why all countries are in debt | LARS P. SYLL
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The 2021 Globie: "Three Days at Camp David" and "The Global Currency Power of the US Dollar" | Capital Ebbs and Flows
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| | [AI summary] The article discusses the 2021 Globie winners, Jeff Garten's book on the 1971 decision to end the dollar's gold link and Anthony Elson's analysis of the U.S. dollar's enduring global financial dominance.
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Tax Revenue Is Meaningless | Greshm Institute
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| | Let's conduct a thought experiment. Imagine that the government is a black box whose internal workings are completely opaque to us. We know that this black box can add money to the economy through spending or remove money from the economy through taxation. But we have no idea why the government is administering fiscal policy (spending and taxing) the way it is. This thought experiment allows us to consider the effects of fiscal policy without becoming distracted by its underlying politics.
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What Measures can Developing Countries Take to Curb Rising Debt Levels?
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| | [AI summary] The article discusses strategies for developing countries to manage rising debt levels through debt restructuring, progressive taxation, increased government efficiency, and economic growth.
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Cryptocurrencies from 10000 feet: the good, the bad, and the fixes | Ariadne's Space
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| Ive followed cryptocurrency for a long time.The first concept I read about was Hashcash, which was a mechanism designed to reduce e-mail spam by acting as a sort of stamp.The proof of work concept introduced by Hashcash of course lead to Bitcoin, which lead to Ethereum and the other popular Proof of Work consensus blockchain-based cryptocurrency platforms out in the world today.