#Economy

THREAD- Its early days but very soon, the scale of the “shock geometry” of Coronavirus on the economy and public finances will need deep analysis. What do we know to
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I'm really over hearing how brilliant Asian countries have been at containing Covid and "oh, we should follow their lead, we are really shit". Taiwan has imposed a really repressive,
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actually wendy, @chiproytx has been one of the few talking sense here because, unlike you, he saw fauci for what he was: a self aggrandizing fraud who abandoned 100 years
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Re-reading @IsabellaMWeber's book on China and these tweets does give you a feeling of a certain ‘doux commerce’ thesis that runs through left and liberal writing on global capitalism post-1989,
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"How did we get here?" Is a very pertinent question that everyone asks themselves be it LW, RW, Dharmic or a Centrist (& the many more in between) The seeds
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A thread on the new bogeyman of “critical race theory”https://www.theblaze.com/news/ready-uk-equalities-minister-torches-blm-movement-critical-race-theory-in-house-of-commons-floor-speech Watching dim-witted Tory junior ministers try ge
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Welfare is & has always been for people who cannot get a job due to reasons outside their control. If you're experiencing it firsthand now that COVID has ruined your
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I have an idea for a dystopian movie:The background begins in 2020: a virus that mimics the flu sweeps across the globe.Some believe it’s a man made bioweapon to provide
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President Duterte starts public address, reads IATF report (: RTVM) | @GenKabiling Duterte: I am reiterating that our most vulnerable citizens must receive the government's assistance immediately kung hindi patay
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Sweden is not what many individuals assume it is when you consider at the bigger picture. They may have not brought in lockdowns, mask mandates, etc. Here's why: Sweden is
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Tonight, I released Alberta’s re-launch strategy, for once we are past the peak of #COVID19AB.This plan will gradually open up our economy and prevent a second wave of this virus
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Useful moment to recall what happens at end of transition period (1 January 2021) if, as Johnson seems determined, there is no significant agreement in place between EU & UK,
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I have to confess that I do have what I guess some would call "purity tests," though I prefer to think of them as perfectly reasonable requests. Morals are supposed
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THREADNever heard of Josh Kraushaar @HotlineJosh.Probably because he's such a shitty reporter.Here's his breathless news on @realDonaldTrump. GUESS WHAT?Fake news.https://www.foxnews.com/media/bloomberg-news-issues-correction-after-
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2008 global financial meltdownMultiple global Swine Flu outbreaksGlobal oil prices crisisAmongst the many global crisis during MMS tenure & we Indians never felt 1% of it when the world was
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Per usual, I’m thinking about higher education. I’m going to say some things that will make some people mad, and others question my sanity. But I’m usually a pretty level-headed
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