This is the season for taxes and brave promises. Taxes are inevitable, but is it not time to ask our finance ministers to stop spinning fairy tales? On the left hand, many see government spending as good and taxes as financing the "essential" services of the modern public sector. On the other hand, those on the right advocate for reduced services and taxes, resulting in a … [Read more...] about Structural approach needed for budgets
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Basic income, child benefits best bet to reduce poverty
Poverty — especially child poverty — is pernicious. The latest research reported in Scientific American shows children born into low-income situations experience a range of intellectual deficits compared to their counterparts raised in homes at a higher socioeconomic status (SES). Poverty is also persistent. Children born to a low-SES family start the foot race of … [Read more...] about Basic income, child benefits best bet to reduce poverty