Posts by Michael Taft
Michael Taft @notesonthefront
Michael Taft is an economic analyst and trade unionist. He is author of the Notes of the Front blog and a member of the TASC Economists’ Network.
Marching for the economy
Michael Taft 01/10/2009
Michael Taft: Imagine you’re walking a high-wire. You’re nearly at the end of line. You’re doing everything possible not to fall – balancing …
Hunting for woolly mammoths
Michael Taft 27/09/2009
Michael Taft: In a previous post, where I disputed the economic benefits of cutting wages, Professor Alan Mathews and Pavement Trauma questioned …
The wooly mammoth conundrum
Michael Taft 15/09/2009
Michael Taft: How frustrating to read a generalised statement that has the hallmarks of authority but completely breaks down after a mere few minutes …
Read the fine print
Michael Taft 08/09/2009
Michael Taft: There will be any number of posts and articles on different aspects of the Commission on Taxation Report. Here I’d like to address …
Past lessons, future policy
Michael Taft 06/09/2009
Michael Taft: With the news that the increase in unemployment is slowing down (though the range of missing numbers suggest that emigration may be …
Ostriches, Democracy and Dr. Fitzgerald
Michael Taft 31/08/2009
Michael Taft: Dr. Garret Fitzgerald is not impressed with the notion that if the majority of legislators believe that Government proposals are wrong …
Access must be part of banking equation
Michael Taft 29/08/2009
Michael Taft: With all the debates over the crucial issues of NAMA, bank recapitalisation, purging impaired assets, etc. – it is sometimes easy to …
Social welfare debate: What it really boils down to
Michael Taft 20/08/2009
Michael Taft: Having previously shown that the claims that we have a comparatively ‘lavish’ social welfare system’ are clearly false and not …
Money, money everywhere (but here)
Michael Taft 13/08/2009
Michael Taft: If you took some commentators seriously, you’d be excused for believing that Ireland Ltd. is on the verge of going into liquidation. …
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