Mammon category archive
The Snaring Economy 0
The EU rules that Uber is gypsy cabs with an app. Uber had tried to argue that it was an app with gypsy cabs.
(snip)
Uber had denied it was a transport company, arguing instead it was a computer services business with operations that should be subject to an EU directive governing e-commerce and prohibiting restrictions on the establishment of such organisations.
Tit for Tat 0
Jay Bookman offers a theory as to why the Republican Party went all in for the tax deform bill. A snippet:
In related news, Robert Reich runs the numbers.
How Stuff Works, Legislation Republican Style 0
I submit that, based on their behavior in attempting to get their bills through Congress, a strong argument can be made that Republicans no longer are a “party.” They are a conspiracy.
Via Job’s Anger.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
Paul Krugman tries to make sense of the Republican rush to enrich those who already have more money than they can use. A snippet (emphasis added):
The Craving of the Craven 0
In Portland, Maine, Press Herald, Sally Chappell discusses “wealth addiction,” the phenomenon in which persons who have more riches than they can ever use crave more, more, more.
Here’s an excerpt:
