Category Archives: inequality

Unintended consequences – Greece

The tabloid news cycle tends to be dominated by the latest house fire, car accident, murder, sex scandal, sports result, and so on. It’s all so predictable. Even the serious traditional news media tends to be dominated by:

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Swiss fat cats

I have commented before about the interesting democratic process in Switzerland. If 100,000 people get activated about a single issue they can petition for a country wide referendum. This is a way better concept that having politicians argue over ridiculous … Continue reading

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