Continued from Part 1 In this age of tribalism, where everybody must be apportioned to a particular tribe with a specific agenda, I am well aware that I will already have been painted as a socialist and\or anti-capitalist. In fact in my earlier blogging for less manipulated and fairer Australian housing markets a decade agoContinue reading “How Might Milton Friedman Respond To The COVID-19 Pandemic? (Part 2)”
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How Might Milton Friedman Respond To The COVID-19 Pandemic? (Part 1)
I have written extensively detailing my views on why conservatives are hell-bent on minimising introductions of stringent measures to retard the COVID-19 pandemic in their jurisdictions which would reduce preventable deaths. It boils down to their political power base being the business class elite, and their greatest fear is that The Great Reset will leadContinue reading “How Might Milton Friedman Respond To The COVID-19 Pandemic? (Part 1)”
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Trump and More About Risks With Meat
WHO has stopped releasing daily Situation Reports and wisely is publishing a dashboard (similar to Johns Hopkins). As at 3:24 pm CEST 8 October, there have been 36,002,827 confirmed cases globally with 1,049,810 deaths. Even though the WHO data shows over 36,000,000 human beings confirmed as having been infected by the virus, and the WHO suggestingContinue reading “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Trump and More About Risks With Meat”
MacroEdgo On The Australian Budget
If I could draw a cartoon to depict the Treasurer as he presented his budget, I would draw a balding man sitting at a table with two whisks of hair pulled from each side to form a large, taught cross on the top of his head, all fingers and toes crossed tightly, and multiple 6-sidedContinue reading “MacroEdgo On The Australian Budget”
Why The Rush Messrs. Morrison and Frydenberg?
We have all been duped, like in a classic Rob Mariano double-cross maneuvre in the Survivor series my family is currently binge watching. At the end of July, and early in the latest outbreak in Melbourne, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his aim was now “aggressive” suppression and when pressed on what that meant, clarifiedContinue reading “Why The Rush Messrs. Morrison and Frydenberg?”
Evidence of MacroEdgo Impact
Readers who have followed my commentary since early February will know that I have been prescient from the beginning of the pandemic. Those who have found my commentary more recently will have some idea of my accuracy, but it is reading ahead of time my views on what is likely to occur and then seeingContinue reading “Evidence of MacroEdgo Impact”
How I Re-made Myself After A Breakdown
I have 23 cousins on my father’s side, but when I was a young boy, Ernie stood out above all others. Ernie was my brother’s age, 8 years older than me, and he was a real farm boy. He was always with my Uncle Charlie on his frequent visits to help Dad out in ourContinue reading “How I Re-made Myself After A Breakdown”
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 4 September
WHO has stopped releasing daily Situation Reports and wisely is publishing a dashboard (similar to Johns Hopkins). As at 6:31 pm CEST 3 September, there have been 25,884,895 confirmed cases globally with 859,130 deaths. It is difficult to believe that one whole month has passed since my last “Update”. Of course, I have not remained silentContinue reading “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 4 September”
If After 30 Years of Unbroken Economic Growth Australia Can’t Afford To Protect It’s Most Vulnerable, Who Really Benefitted From That Economic Growth?
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone the most intense of spotlights on the weaknesses in our societies including: the lack of cohesion and increase in racism, inequality in opportunity leading to lower living standards which results in far greater impacts especially on exploited minorities and temporary workers, and inadequate care for the elderly in part dueContinue reading “If After 30 Years of Unbroken Economic Growth Australia Can’t Afford To Protect It’s Most Vulnerable, Who Really Benefitted From That Economic Growth?”
COVID-19 Risks With Animals
Now that Prime Minister Morrison has clarified that the aim of Australia’s aggressive suppression strategy is zero community transmission, we need to begin to reposition to be more proactive rather than reactive towards COVID-19. Australia has long been a world leader in biosecurity policy and implementation, and together with our natural advantages from being aContinue reading “COVID-19 Risks With Animals”