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Economic policy failures often result from the simple confusion of money with output. Money is a unit of account, a store of value and a medium of exchange. It is useful only because it relates to something of value. Output, the goods and services we produce and consume, is what really matters. The difference is easy to show with a simple thought experiment. Suppose the lights go off in the UK this winter due to energy shortages. Would a tax cut that raises household disposable income turn the lights back on? No. Would a rise in the supply of fuel to power plants? Yes. Muddled thinking around money is the intellectual flaw behind debunked theories such as modern monetary theory, or the idea that every recession can be avoided with enough stimulus. Would-be prime ministers who seem to argue that debt-financed tax cuts are the panacea to Britain’s economic woes would do well to keep these basic principles in mind. Low taxes mainly benefit an economy in the long run when they … [Read more...] about Tax cuts need to be matched by shrinking the size of the state

Speaking to Glenn Beck of The Blaze, an Oregon salon owner reiterated her charge that the state of Oregon had sent Child Protective Services to her home after she had opened her salon in defiance of state orders. Lindsey Graham, the owner of Glamour Salon in Salem, had claimed last week that Child Protective Services had visited her home. The press secretary in the communications office for the Oregon Department of Human Services stated, “Due to confidentiality laws, we cannot comment on whether or not there is an open CPS assessment against any individual. I want to stress however, that not following Governor Brown’s Stay Home, Save Lives executive order or not following physical distancing guidelines would never be a reason to assign a CPS assessment,” FOX 12 reported. Lindsey Graham, the owner of Glamour Salon in Salem, asserted to Beck, “They’re using every possible government organization to try and bully and intimidate me into shutting my doors. They have used OSHA; health … [Read more...] about Oregon Salon Owner Who Opened Claims State Sent Child Protective Services To Her Home | The Daily Wire

The Catalan town of Cambrils held a service on Saturday to remember the victims of terrorist attacks a year ago that started in Barcelona and ended in the coastal resort. Sixteen people died and over 120 were injured when Islamic State group militants drove vehicles into crowds in both places. All the attackers were either shot dead by police or arrested. The service in Cambrils was attended by the President of Catalonia, Quim Torra: "Only through the path of harmony, coexistence, peace, fraternity, will we be a united group of people. We have to fight against any attack to those values. I believe that Cambrils, a year ago, today and throughout this year, has been an example of precisely what it means to live in harmony and in peace." On Friday a similar ceremony took place at the scene of the attack on Barcelona's famous La Rambla boulevard. That service was attended by the Spanish king, Felipe VI, despite the recent political tensions between Catalonian … [Read more...] about Catalonian town remembers victims of terror attacks one year on

BRITS will soon be able to fly to Florida in just FIVE hours after American Airlines announced a new deal with a supersonic plane manufacturer. Currently it takes around nine hours to reach the Sunshine State from the UK, but the new deal will see that time almost halved. That means holidaymakers from the UK will have quicker access to places like Disney World , Universal Studios, Miami and the Everglades. Aviation company Boom Supersonic has been working on its Overture planes and has already sold 20 of the aircraft to American Airlines , with the option of 40 more. The planes are being designed to carry 65 to 80 passengers at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft. Boom hope the super quick planes will eventually fly more than 600 routes around the world. Read More on Planes TAKE FLIGHT Huge change to new Ryanair planes which many are hailing as a gamechanger PLANE MAD New plane designs show … [Read more...] about Brits will soon be able to fly to Florida in just FIVE HOURS

STEVE Jones had been a loyal Sky customer for almost 20 years - but when his bill got too expensive and he called to cancel, he got a nasty surprise. The 54-year-old builder discovered that he had been double-charged by Sky for nearly 13 years - he had overpaid by an incredible £7,300. Steve, who lives in Wigan, had decided to cancel his Sky TV and broadband package because he could no longer keep up with the costs - his bill had reached more than £150 a month. And unusually, each month Sky took two payments from his bank account. In his latest bill, a £104 payment was taken as well as a separate £59 instalment. Steve thought this was just the way Sky billed him for his contract and didn't question it. Read more in Money GASSED OFF British Gas broke into my flat because of an energy debt but I'm not a customer PAY BACK Squeeze Team wins 80-year-old nearly £3,000 over late son's unsettled PPI claim … [Read more...] about Sky doubled-charged me for 13 years and I overpaid by £7,300 – here’s how I got my money back

A serial luggage thief was apprehended by authorities after an Apple AirTag tracked the bloke and the stolen luggage's movements. Giovanni De Luca, 19, was arrested following the smart bit of tracking kit tagged the baggage thief, with the Apple AirTag alerting its owner to the whereabouts of their items. Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) in Florida, United States , arrested the teenager after the agency's Airport Security Unit "became aware of suspicious activities" relating to a series of missing items. READ MORE: The Gambia begs sex-crazed UK grandmothers on the hunt for toyboy lovers to stay away A slew of stolen items from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport are said to be connected to De Luca, who had stolen a bag filled with £14,078 ($17,000) worth of goods. Two travellers had reported their luggage as stolen between July and August, with the bags never arriving at their destination. The luggage held a total of £14,078 worth of items and jewellery, the … [Read more...] about Bizarre serial luggage thief busted by police and arrested thanks to Apple AirTag

Donald Trump has emerged as the presumptive Republican U.S. presidential nominee by assembling a coalition that proved remarkably consistent across geographic lines—and ultimately showed more breadth than any of his rivals. From the primary campaign’s beginning to its effective end Tuesday night, Trump’s core strength remained his overwhelming advantage among several big groups in the GOP electorate, particularly whites without a college education and men. But Trump also displayed more ability to reach across the party than any of his rivals, particularly in the weeks after his early April defeat in Wisconsin. In one telling contrast, Trump consistently fared much better among evangelical Christians—who Ted Cruz considered the foundation of his coalition—than Cruz did among voters who are not evangelicals. Over the past month, Trump has posted his best performances not only among the groups that preferred him from the outset, but many of those that had resisted him, including … [Read more...] about How a Telegenic Billionaire Rose to Become the Presumptive U.S. Presidential Republican Nominee

Washington — Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading reproductive health care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November's midterm elections , pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot. The effort, which breaks the group's previous $45 million spending record set in 2020, comes months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade , the landmark 1973 case that created a constitutional right to have an abortion. It will be waged by the organization's political and advocacy arms and will focus on governor's offices, U.S. Senate seats and legislative races in nine states where abortion rights could be restricted or expanded depending on the outcome at the ballot. The historic proportions of the midterm campaign, when less money is usually spent, were made possible by a torrent of money raised after the decision by the high court's new conservative majority, touching off a tectonic … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million in midterm elections

V ibes has become a ubiquitous word in the past half decade, one many people now reach for when describing the distinct emotion given off by a place, or a thing. It is the prevailing shorthand for a cultural atmosphere, mood, and zeitgeist. Vibe talk has also entered politics. In this magazine in 2021, Derek Thompson invited readers to think of politics as a “ vibes war .” This spring, again in these pages, David A. Graham argued that John Fetterman won the Democratic Senate primary for Pennsylvania less on policy than “ on vibes .” And Rolling Stone pronounced that Fetterman was “neither centrist nor a progressive. He’s a vibe.” To the political commentator Will Stancil , “‘vibes’ is the idea that politics is rooted in and governed by mass psychology, which makes political behavior intrinsically difficult (and sometimes impossible) to model as a series of quantifiable inputs and predictable outputs, the approach favored by econometrically-inclined disciplines.” In … [Read more...] about The Origin of Vibes

Queen Elizabeth, at age 96, has reportedly been struggling with recurring health and mobility issues, and now, in a rather crude joke, a self-styled ‘time traveller’ on TikTok has made startling claims about when she might pass away, reported International Business Times. According to a TikTok user named @timetraveler_2082, the long-reigning monarch may not have much longer to live, and while his comments are to be taken with a grain of salt, he says that she could die as early as this year in October. Claiming to be ‘from the future’ and on the video-sharing app to ‘warn people’ of future events, the user stated: “In 2023 Big Ben collapses due to an unexpected earthquake. In 2030 GTA 7 is released. Queen Elizabeth II went in 2022 October 4th.” While some may have found the joke funny, it is pertinent to note that royal enthusiasts have been worried about the Queen’s health for about a year now after she spent a night in the hospital last October. She has since missed quite a … [Read more...] about Queen Elizabeth ‘might die’ in October, claims ‘time traveller’