A blog by Leon Oudejans
Inflation Is Good for You (the Intercept)
Introduction LO: This article is counter-intuitive. It makes much more sense to expect that low-income households will feel (much) more pain than high-income households. Hence, I selected it for a review and fact-check. This article focuses on the impact of inflation...
There is no easy escape from the global debt trap (FT)
Financial Times title: There is no easy escape from the global debt trapFT subtitle: No matter what happens to near-term inflation and growth, the world is too indebted for rates to rise much higherOpinion by: Ruchir Sharma (see Note below)Date: 22 November 2021 "One...
Democracy slipping away at record rate, intergovernmental body warns (Reuters)
Reuters title: Democracy slipping away at record rate, intergovernmental body warnsDate: 22 November 2021 "BRUSSELS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A greater number of countries are sliding towards authoritarianism, while the number of established democracies under threat has...
From “are you being served?” to “will you be served?”
A random Dutch radio news message: police retirement will outpace police recruitment in the forthcoming years, which will result in police shortages. You can hear/read similar messages about nurses, plumbers, teachers etc. The (predicted) impact of a graying...
The law of supply and demand in hospitals
We are headed for a Code Black scenario in the Netherlands, in which normal healthcare (eg, cancer patients) is minimized or even turned down in favour of corona patients. The blame game is about the demand for hospital beds (eg, unvaccinated people). Rarely, the...
The law of supply and demand
Last Sunday evening, I suddenly wondered about the law of supply and demand. Also see my blog of Tuesday. Supply will create demand. Demand will result in supply. Once demand and supply reach an equilibrium, a market price emerges. Does this phenomenon extend to the...
Who is to blame for hospital demand exceeding supply?
Recently, a friend posted a diagram indicating that the group of hospitalized people now includes unvaccinated and (fully) vaccinated people. This applies to several countries. This is weird as vaccines should prevent hospitalization. I got curious as to the How,...
The EU Bankrolled a Rebellion That Threatens to Tear It Apart (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg title: The EU Bankrolled a Rebellion That Threatens to Tear It ApartBloomberg subtitle: Poland and Hungary have used the largesse of the European Union to undermine democracy and the rule of law. Is it too late to bring them in line?By: Wojciech...
‘We doen te lacherig over snurken. Het is een onderschat relatieprobleem’ (de Standaard)
De Standaard titel: ‘We doen te lacherig over snurken. Het is een onderschat relatieprobleem’De Standaard ondertitel: "Piepen, ronken, reutelen. Meer nog dan de snurker zelf heeft de bedpartner er last van. ‘Het moet uit de taboesfeer en bespreekbaar worden’, vindt...
We moeten ons afvragen: wat betekent ‘2G’ voor de democratie? (NRC)
NRC titel: We moeten ons afvragen: wat betekent ‘2G’ voor de democratie?NRC ondertitel: Dat bij 2G echt iets op het spel staat, lijkt het kabinet niet te beseffen. Andersdenkenden worden uit de samenleving verstoten, schrijft Fleur Jongepier.Datum: 14 november...
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