Michael Taft @notesonthefront

Commentary on Irish political economy by Michael Taft, Researcher for SIPTU notesonthefront.typepad.com Dublin Joined August 2009

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NERI @NERI_research

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NERI Opening Statement - Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight - 'Views on the Overall Budgetary Package as set out in the Summer Economic Statement’ - nerinstitute.net/blog/neri-open… @irishcongress @ciarannugent @notesonthefront @TomAMcDonnell1

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Dean Baker @DeanBaker13

4 days ago

Contrary to what you hear in the media, Europeans take longer vacations, but their economy is fine cepr.net/publications/e…

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New research published in The Lancet finds that Western unilateral sanctions have caused 38 million deaths since 1970. The average death toll ranges from 400,000 to over 1 million per year. Staggering levels of violence. This system is intolerable and must be replaced.

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NERI @NERI_research

2 weeks ago

Upcoming NERI events. 8 Oct - Post Budget Analysis - Presenter - Michael Taft - nerinstitute.net/events/2025/ne… & 5 Nov - Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment Relations - Presenter - Kevin P. O'Kelly - nerinstitute.net/events/2025/im… @notesonthefront @SIPTU #AI

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Michael Taft @notesonthefront

2 weeks ago

35% of EU population believe viruses have been produced in government laboratories to control our freedom. 32% in Ireland believe this. A depressing stat that might help explain the rise of paranoid conspiracy politics throughout Europe. From Special Eurobarometer 557.

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NERI @NERI_research

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New blog by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell @TomAMcDonnell1 on 'Budget 2026 - What Would a 'Productivity' Budget Look Like?' - nerinstitute.net/blog/budget-20… @notesonthefront @irishcongress #productivity #Budget2026

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NERI @NERI_research

3 weeks ago

New blog by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell, his thoughts on Budget 2026 - nerinstitute.net/blog/budget-20… @TomAMcDonnell1 @notesonthefront @irishcongress

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Dean Baker @DeanBaker13

3 weeks ago

Taxing the rich is great, but it would be even better not to write the laws so that the rich get all the money in the first place deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-rich-wro…

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Arin Dube @arindube

4 weeks ago

The National Living Wage in UK aimed to get rid of low pay (defined as jobs paying less than 2/3 of median wage). It succeeded.

Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

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The National Living Wage in UK aimed to get rid of low pay (defined as jobs paying less than 2/3 of median wage). It succeeded.

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Michael Taft @notesonthefront

4 weeks ago

The Covid and cost-of-living crises have been good for profits. Since 2019, profits in the domestic sector (basically SMEs) increased by 72%. Wages increased by 40%. In the last year, profits grew by 10%. For wages it was 6%. Yet owners demand more tax breaks and subsidies.

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Michael Taft @notesonthefront

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It is claimed that cutting VAT (cost: €700 million) will help restaurants and coffee shops. Yet, less than 20% of that tax cut will benefit those businesses. 60% will go to fast-food outlets and meals in hotels. This is highly wasteful and inefficient: tinyurl.com/mrkamxrh