tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225795457407230638.post5695858379751185647..comments2024-03-28T07:36:19.697+00:00Comments on Excuse Me Whilst I Step Outside: Forward to the Sunny UplandsCharlieMcMenaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00942021756417667913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225795457407230638.post-15160850450738800352009-05-21T08:52:34.004+01:002009-05-21T08:52:34.004+01:00I think Wolf would say - and he's be right - that ...I think Wolf would say - and he's be right - that taxing the rich isn't going to be enough, although it may be a necessary part of the solution. <br /><br />The question before us is moving from being a high consumption economy, fueled by credit, to one where there is a much higher level of investment. We have to try to protect services whilst making this transformation - and also not CharlieMcMenaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942021756417667913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225795457407230638.post-6036487845632328532009-05-21T01:57:48.409+01:002009-05-21T01:57:48.409+01:00Charlie, if one was to put to Wolf the proposition...Charlie, if one was to put to Wolf the proposition that the public finances could be sorted within a year or two as long as governments were prepared to scrap the principle that the wealth of the top 1% is untouchable, what do you think he would say?Strategisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519305659966338395noreply@blogger.com