5 results returned for search: "" category ("Other" AND "Opinion") author Jonathan Starling
A Reply to Robert Stewart — On Welfare
While Mr Stewart’s first article focused rather generally on the question of “who pays” and the role of the state, his second article zeroed in on the question of welfare. He also raises the question of whether ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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A Reply to Robert Stewart – The State within Capitalism
Mr Stewart paints quite a caricature of the operation of the State as regards taxation.
Despite his claims, the majority of the electorate fully understands that the State is funded primarily ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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A little more Marxism . . .
One of the comments left on the online version of my response to Mr Stewart’s extraordinary attack on May Day and Marx responded to my side comment that I think “our unions could benefit from a little Marxism”.
The comme...
DATE: May 23, 2015
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Jonathan Starling
It was with some degree of amusement that I read Mr Stewart’s rather astonishing attack on Karl Marx (May 6, RG), in an attempt to criticise the BIU celebrating International Workers Day. I say astonishing both for its inaccuracies and the rather biz...
DATE: May 08, 2015
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Jonathan Starling
It has been five years now since the first great depression of the 21st Century, brought on by the internal contradictions of neoliberalism, and now we have the first OBA Budget. Crises represent both opportunities and dangers. The OBA Budget is simi...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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