Actuality | Non-fiction

The State is the opposite of a family
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Of Ilaria Bifarini (Bocconiana redeemed)
The State is the opposite of a family
Repeated exposure to an image or content causes the individual to modify their perception of reality and internalize the message conveyed. It's what psychologists call the "priming effect", and which advertisers and communication experts know very well. The more a message is repeated and emphasized, perhaps through the shape of the commercial, the more familiar it will be.
Thus it can happen that a concept lacks truthfulness, but repeated insistently and convincingly, acquires the rank of truth. This is what happened with the fake economic news of the moment, as absurd as it is apparently effective: the state budget would be like that of a family. Journalists repeat it in unison, television hosts, economists and indifferent people. So do ordinary people, fast in economics and above all in good faith, he internalized a completely misleading thought.
According to this logic, when a country has public debt - therefore normal in a modern economy- she should behave like a good and careful housewife: tighten belts and cut family expenses. As, how a temperate woman will save on food, on clothing and, in conditions of extreme ratio, to health care for themselves, for your spouse and children, so the State should follow his virtuous example. Read More

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Actuality | Non-fiction

USA: Neoliberalism grows the elite
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Of Ilaria Bifarini (Bocconiana redeemed)
There are graphs that are worth more than a thousand explanations. This is what happens to the redistribution of wealth with the end of Keynesianism (1973) and the definitive affirmation of neoliberal policies in the USA, inaugurated for all purposes of the administration Reagan, icon of neoliberalism together with her British "sister" Margaret Thatcher.
The graph shows how, with the application of the new economic model, which completely replaces the previous one, the growth rate of the wealth of 90% of the country is gradually decreasing in an increasingly significant manner, in the face of a mirror enrichment by a restricted group 0,1% of the American population.
After the Reaganomix, the administrations Bush, junior e senior, Clinton e Obama (which also will not distance itself from the elitist model of neoliberalism) they will only accentuate this trend.
The economic model implemented in the USA, than with the presidency Trump is facing a strong backlash, it is the same as applied in Europe and imposed on an almost universal scale. It is not possible to deal with the income redistribution and the socio-economic inequality of states without calling into question the dogmas of neoliberalism.
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Actuality | WORLD CONFLICT

Because international organizations like migration so much?
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Of Ilaria Bifarini
Because international organizations like migration so much?
Source: Heretically
“Migration can benefit everyone in building more inclusive and sustainable societies. Globally, the number of international migrants has reached approx 258 million in 2017, compared to 173 million of 2000. Migration contributes to inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development in both countries of origin and destination. In the 2017, remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries have reached $ 466 billion, more than three times the amount of APS (Public development aid) received in the same year. Remittances constitute a significant source of family income, improving the situation of families and communities through investments in education, healthcare, sanitation services, housing and infrastructure. Destination countries also benefit, as migrants often fill job gaps, they create jobs as entrepreneurs and pay taxes and social security contributions. Overcoming adversity, many migrants become the most dynamic members of society, contributing to the development of science and technology and enriching their host communities through cultural diversity.”
This is what we read in the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development of the United Nations, a firma del cinese Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. So, compared to 2000 the number of people who left their country of birth and now live in other countries increased by approximately 50% percent (il 49% to be precise) with a continuous growth trend. Beyond the optimistic and unrealistic tones used in the programmatic document, we can extrapolate the presumed economic model of development supported by the proponents of current migrations, That, unlike the past ones, have reached massive levels and are following new directions. Triggering a hypothesized virtuous circle of growth would be, on the one hand, the supply of labor by migrants for unsatisfied requests from local workers, on the other, the flow of money sent to the countries of origin, which would be used not only to alleviate family poverty, but for productive investments in the national economic fabric. A virtuous model and a harbinger of growth, accompanied by a happy coexistence, almost symbiotic, between migrants and citizens of the host country. Read More

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