David Blandford

David Blandford

@ohtobein.bsky.social

Former professor of agricultural and environmental economics. Trump refugee, now living in Greece.

157 Followers 392 Following 15 Posts Joined Oct 2024
1 year ago

It's quite possible that Musk is heading for a fall. Trump cannot tolerate anyone else getting the limelight. If Musk is booted from the inner circle, it seems likely that his millions/billions will be directed to supporting the extreme right.

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1 year ago

Yes

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1 year ago

The real scandal is that the healthcare system is so dysfunctional that so many people incur unsustainable debts in the first place. Band aids, however well-intentioned, are not going to solve the problem.

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1 year ago

I doubt whether Trump has the mental accuity to understand the effects of his actions.

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1 year ago

Look on the bright side. Could have been a rapist or a child abuser!

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1 year ago

ABC seems to think that this will prevent Trump from coming after them. It is dangerous to assume rationality in a psychopath.

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1 year ago

Entirely predictable.

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1 year ago

Is anyone aware of recent analysis of the benefts/costs of renationalising Britain's railways (effects on public finances, ticket prices etc.)?
#EconSky

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1 year ago

I guess that's because the state of the economy is so bad.

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1 year ago

The current audience would not be reachable.

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1 year ago
AES - Agricultural Economics Society The Agricultural Economics Society is one of the world's leading associations of professional and academic agricultural economists. Founded in 1926, the AES has some 350 members in 65 countries throug...

Still time to submit an article for the AES award aes.ac.uk/prize-essay #econsky

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1 year ago

Please add me to the group.

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1 year ago

I believe that all the revenue raised from taxing social security benefits goes to the trust fund and the taxpayer's marginal tax rate on their total income would determine the amount of tax paid. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...

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1 year ago
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EuroChoices | AES & EAAE Agricultural Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library From 2030, Denmark will impose a carbon tax on livestock emissions as part of a package of measures to address climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture. The Danish scheme is particular...

doi.org/10.1111/1746...

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1 year ago

Expectations of future interest rates (and inflation) could be important. This seems to be the case in the United States at the moment, given the policy direction of the new administration.

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