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George Stigler, a thirty-five-year-old economist at the University of Minnesota. Inflation had diluted the 40-cent minimum wage, and people were calling for an increase to 60 or even 75 cents an hour, which translates to $9.51 and $11.88 in June 2022 dollars. “Economists have not been very outspoken on this type of legislation,” Stigler wrote. “It
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However, these systems have an unfortunate tendency to concentrate power often excessively,
Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
And so, “maintain purchasing power” as a property of money can only sensibly mean: If, at t0, it can purchase a given proportion of the whole output of the economic network, then, at t1, it can purchase that same proportion.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
It has since triggered a positive feedback loop. A significant part of the venture capital community has adopted Carlota’s system as the bedrock of their investment theses. In turn, investors echoing Carlota’s ideas in their day-to-day practices have had the effect of getting her even more interested in technology. As of now, Carlota has become one
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