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To be a catalyst is the ambition most appropriate for those who see the world as being in constant change, and who, without thinking that they control it, wish to influence its direction - Theodore Zeldin

Economics

What's Changing? - Sufficiency

Submitted by Halcyon Inspired on 31 March 2019
Sufficiency

 

Please see below selected recent sufficiency-related change.

 

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March 2019

  • Big Think argued that many people have "scarcity mindsets" because of their inability to pay their bills. US 2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang, outspoken proponent of a basic income, argued that losing America's middle class puts the national brain trust at risk. In a scarcity mindset, functional bandwidth decreases, while the opposite of a mindset of scarcity is a mindset of abundance.

 

August 2018

What's Changing? - Money

Submitted by Halcyon Impacts on 15 March 2019
Money

 

Fundamental shifts in the world of work are eroding traditional social safety nets. Could a universal basic income (UBI) be the solution? UBI isn’t a new idea, according to the Basic Income Earth Network, which  says it was originally ignored, but growing fears surrounding job automation have stoked an interest in basic income.

 

Please see below selected recent basic income-related change.

 

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March 2019

What's Changing? - Trade

Submitted by Halcyon In Business on 12 March 2019
Trade

 

Please see below key recent developments concerning trade:

 

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March 2019

  • The US Commerce Department announced that, despite Trump's pledge to win a fairer deal on trade for American workers by imposing, or threatening to impose, tariffs on foreign-made goods, the US posted its highest-ever merchandise trade deficit ($891.2 billion) for 2018.

 

February 2019

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