Capitalism and the Central Bank

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In two thousand, 15 wild marrya ithe first of march. But the way i see it now, capitalistm has completely bee hooked on the central bank money. And therefore wisetepaysus 50 billion dollars richer than he was at the beginning of the pandemics. The difference with 19 29 was that, unlike the hover administration in the united states, in 29 that let the banks fall,. and gordon brown london decided to refloat them.

Should capitalism be reformed or replaced? Former Greek Finance Minister and economist Yanis Varoufakis and Gillian Tett US editor at large at the Financial Times discuss and debate their visions for a post-COVID economy live in London. The moderator is Anne McElvoy senior editor at The Economist. For the Intelligence Squared discount on Gillian Tett's book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/anthro-vision-how-anthropology-can-explain-business-and-life-gillian-tett/ For the Intelligence Squared discount on Yanis Varoufakis's book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/another-now-dispatches-from-an-alternative-present-yanis-varoufakis/

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