Think our governments can no longer control capitalism? You’ve been duped | Larry Elliott
by Larry Elliott from Economics | The Guardian on (#3ANQM)
In reality there has been a class war, in which the right has spent decades using the state to undermine workers. We can fight back
Blue Planet 2 demonstrated the terrifyingly fragile state of nature's ecosystem. One of the key messages from the BBC series was that a delicate balance exists in the oceans between predators and prey. If there are too many predators, the stocks of prey fall. The predators go hungry and their numbers dwindle, allowing the prey to recover. Balance is restored.
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To the victors have gone the spoils: higher profits; lower personal tax rates; a higher share of national income
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