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Any economic fix starts with fixing inequality

2021 Economic Outlook: A tax on house equity could reverse widening gaps, says economist Susan St John.

Susan St John
Thu, 07 Jan 2021

The economy is not separate from the people it serves. Regardless of the success of shovel-ready programmes, the domestic tourist industry or the America’s Cup, there should be no celebration if the mushrooming poverty/inequality problem continues to be ignored.  

As an economist, I see the

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Susan St John
Thu, 07 Jan 2021
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