The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis
Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.
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So, we've had a highlight from the Allied Social Sciences Associations meetings; now here's a lowlight.
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The Long-Term Costs of Providing Veterans Benefits
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<a href="https://dollarsandsense.org/archives/2007/0107drdollar.html">The "Double-Taxation" of Corporations</a>
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