Posts by Author: davidsligar

2 published posts by davidsligar.

Time for rationing and state command: a world war on corona needs a war economy

I believe that our political leaders are still underestimating the challenge posed by coronavirus. Radical action is needed to mitigate potential catastrophe. We must accept that the costs of coronavirus will be massive – a chunk of the economy will shut down. And that’s ok –...

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Job of last resort: the job guarantee’s modest cousin

Hello, my name's David Sligar. Nicholas Gruen has kindly encouraged me to do some blogging here. I started reading this blog over a decade ago, so I'm excited to contribute. First up is a slightly modified cross post from my blog proposing a " job of last resort ". The policy...

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