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April 1, 2025March 29, 2025 lefroggy01

Pensions as Ponzi & Evil Keynesianism

By Gwydion M. Williams Trump and Musk are giving voice to what members of Britain’s Labour government must be privately thinking.  Saying more crudely what the elite have come to believe.  It is just not possible to fund welfare to the needy.  The state risks going bankrupt, and welfare is anyway mostly wasted. It is not explained why … Continue reading Pensions as Ponzi & Evil Keynesianism

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