What moral hazard?
Giving money to everyone without conditions is often said to be morally hazardous. Sadly though, this argument looks like another symptom of the famous Stockholm syndrom.
» Read moreAuthor: Stanislas Jourdan
I am a business journalist, blogger, and activist. I write about the debt crisis, monetary system, basic income, and collaborative economy.
Debt crisis: The solution is right here – but who dares to look at it?
The old “helicopter money” idea of printing money and distributing it to everyone is the obvious solution to avoid another recession. But it will take more than rational arguments to get there.
» Read moreBasic income: from yesterday’s utopia to reality
I wrote a piece on Report Out Loud about the History of unconditional basic income, its philosophical and economic justifications, along with the current situation of the idea among civil society and politics. You can read this important post (in French) by clicking here.
» Read morePaper: A monetary approach towards a basic income in Greece
On the 14th of September, I will present a paper called “A monetary approach towards a basic income in Greece“, in which I explain and demonstrate how Greece could exit the eurozone and implement a citizen’s monetary dividend. This paper was submitted to the Basic Income Earth Network for its annual congress that wil take place near Munich next week.
» Read moreWho are the libertarians?
Libertarians are less altruistic and emotional, more rational and individualistic than other people, a research paper says.
» Read moreThe illusion of money scarcity
One of the main issue of today’s economic shift of paradigm is that most of the people think like money is always scarce and has to remain so. This way, while the entire World is changing, we are still stuck into the old-fashion straitjacket of our monetary system, based on scarcity.
» Read moreGötz Werner on our mistake in thinking
Do you know Götz Werner? In case you don’t, Werner is a very famous entrepreneur in Germany. He founded the drugstore chain dm-drogerie markt, which he led for 35 years. He is also a influent advocate of the unconditional basic income, and most of all a brillant and heterodox thinker.
» Read moreA monetary carnage in Greece
Just a quick update on this blog in order to highlight one very worrisome (and little discussed) fact about the Greek crisis: the plunge of the money supply.
» Read moreEuro crisis: worrying facts roundup
Being busy with my projects, I’m not posting very much these days. So here is a quick roundup of warning signs I’m looking in my radar.
» Read moreWe are all boiling frogs, and it’s time to escape the pan
Despite fearful speeches, the global economy might never collapse entirely. Rather than any sort of endgame, there is a strong possibilty of being slowly but surely plunging into a slow-motion crisis that may not end in the near future. Here is why.
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