Tea with FT

As a former Executive Director of the World Bank I know that the columnists of the Financial Times have more voice than what I ever had, and therefore they might need some checks-and-balances.

Would a child shouting out “the Emperor is naked” have his observation published in FT? Would he now need a PhD for that to happen?

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Showing posts with label equality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label equality. Show all posts
April 07, 2019

The “having just enough” opens the door for a discussion on relevant and irrelevant inequalities

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Sir, I refer to Janan Ganesh’s “ The holy grail of having just enough ” April 6. It is a great article, though because of its honest sh...
November 01, 2014

How the improvement of public finances is achieved, must be made a part of that “moral challenge”.

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Sir, Martin Wolf correctly holds that “ Improving public finances is a moral challenge ”, since “Morality requires a balance between meetin...
May 16, 2014

Tax the 1 per cent with no other changes and all you get is the 1 per cent of the 1 per cent becoming even wealthier.

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Sir, I refer to Richard Robb´s “ If you tax the 1 percent it is the middle class who will suffer ” May 16. He is absolutely right and I...
May 01, 2014

When referencing cash, remember it is usually not really cash... & do we need special taxes on profits from patents?

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Sir, I refer to Sarah Gordon’s “ Be wary of the tax incentives in pharma’s deal financing ” May 1, in order to make the following two obser...
August 10, 2004

Towards a counter cyclical Basel?

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Sir, the financial system is there to safeguard savings, to generate economic growth by channeling investments, and to promote equality by ...
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