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Obama Rolls Over for Wall Street
photo credit: tsevis Dr Michael Hudson as appeared on Global Research Dr Hudson will be touring Australia in October 09 The story is worse than just “Pres. Obama labored, and brought forth a mouse.” He is morphing into Joe Lieberman in reaching across the aisle for...
Speed Renting tonight
If you have a housing crisis of your own, Speed Renting is a fast paced event to widen your options. Who wants to be stuck indoors over winter with a dodgy home atmosphere prevailing? Meet over a dozen people who have either a spare room or are looking for a room....
Tax experts talk our way
photo credit: ViaMoi Re the AFTS Tax Forum in Melbourne late last week, a number of articles came out highlighting points favourable to our cause. Tim Colebatch writes in Scrap Negative Gearing: The review, chaired by Treasury secretary Ken Henry, is due to deliver...
Hudson on Iceland’s GFC
Brumby panders to land bankers yet again
The Brumby-Madden announcement to increase Melbourne by the equivalent size of Canberra is exasperating. 100,000 vacant sites already exist in Melbourne in areas already serviced by infrastructure (according to the recent census). The government has failed us...
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Henry Review Exclusions
The Business Council of Australia wants to raise GST in return for a halving of corporate tax rates in its latest Henry Review submission. This will increase the regressive rate of taxation upon the less privileged. With effective corporate tax rates at barely 5% due...
De-Dollarization and the Ending of America’s Financial-Military Hegemony
photo credit: josef.stuefer The Yekaterinburg Turning Point: De-Dollarization and the Ending of America’s Financial-Military Hegemony Michael Hudson Challenging the American Empire will be the prime focus of extended meetings in Yekaterinburg, Russia (formerly...
The Forgotten Factor: Land Prices
photo credit: //endless∞ John Young In all the discussion about the economic crisis and its causes, the part played by land prices is nearly always underrated. The unique character of these prices is usually not even recognised. I am not speaking of the price of the...
Brown’s IMF Play Expose
photo credit: id-iom Dr Michael Hudson Breaking News: Dr Hudson will tour Australia in October 09 Last month the G-20 authorized the International Monetary Fund to increase its loan resources to $1 trillion. It’s not hard to see why. Weakening currencies in the...
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