@hoyerdan

Historian, Social Scientist, Cliodynamicist | all-purpose nerd | Project Manager @@SeshatDatabank | he/him

 Toronto
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Joined November 2015
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Out now in the UK from @ProfileBooks and @TheEconomist! profilebooks.com/figuring-ou… Order from your local indie bookshop or online: Waterstones: bit.ly/FiguringOutThePast Amazon: amzn.to/2JdNzRA
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When millionaires and billionaires evade taxes and store wealth in tax havens, Canadians lose billions of dollars in funding for healthcare, pharmacare, #climateaction, education, #JustTransition and providing safe drinking water to First Nations communities. #TaxtheRich
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CIC is hosting a webinar on Addressing Inequality in Canada - tomorrow our friend @DocTrott is talking about why she wants to be taxed more. Sign Up! pynxmultimedia.com/cic-round…
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Just listened to "Overproduction of Elites and Political Upheaval, or... the Story of Rich People Doing Stupid Things". @ashermiller and the guys did a great job breaking down some of my work with @Peter_Turchin and the @SeshatDatabank team: postcarbon.org/crazytown/epi…

Episode 43 - Overproduction of Elites and Political Upheaval, or... the Story of Rich People Doing...

May 26, 2021 Imagine a factory assembly line running at full steam, but instead of spitting out car parts or plastic trinkets, the conveyor belt is loaded down with Jeff Bezos wannabes. That’s a...

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Weird. In her book, @cafreeland said that “as the plutocrats have been getting richer and more powerful... we have taxed and regulated them less.” And yet in #Budget2021, measures to tax the rich are nowhere to be seen (unless you count taxing yachts🧐)?youtu.be/J3vkfkZL2H0

Chrystia Freeland, #TaxtheRich​ to reduce #Inequality​

#Budget2021​ completely missed the mark on progressive tax reforms ...

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ICYMI: @andrew_ajackson on #Budget2021: the most progressive one since the 70’s, but “falls well short of what many on the left hoped for, and fails to set the stage for social and economic transformation after the pandemic has passed.” buff.ly/2QKhhkE
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#Budget2021 made important commitments on min wage and childcare, but completely missed the mark on progressive tax reforms. Almost 80% of Canadians want a #wealthtax. @cafreeland, here are Canadians asking you to #TaxtheRich. buff.ly/3dD7sOz
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Daniel Hoyer retweeted
Toby Sanger@toby_sanger19 Apr 2021
Some very progressive measures in #Budget2021 including $15/hr min wage, increase in CWB, other measures, but really nothing on measures to tax extreme wealth, except for a tax on select luxury goods, which will bring in a tiny fraction of what an annual wealth tax would.
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As we gird ourselves for a great outpouring of angst over debt & deficit with today's Federal Budget, this is great perspective from @DavidMacCdn at @ccpa: monitormag.ca/articles/recor…. Don't forget: the govt's deficit is someone else's surplus. And during #COVID19, it was OUR surplus
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just preordered! Excited to read the new piece from @richardheinberg who always manages to depress w/ crystal-clear depiction of reality then re-energize my optimism outlining ways forward. Looking forward to the webinars too!
Richard Heinberg@richardheinberg13 Apr 2021
My forthcoming book, Power, is now available for pre-order. When you pre-order the book through @postcarbon, you can get immediate online access to the book, as well as information about how to join me for my upcoming book discussion webinars: power.postcarbon.org/
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'a #wealthtax would be the simplest, fairest and most effective way to collect billions of extra dollars of revenue a year, & to limit the power & political influence of the billionaire class' thestar.com/opinion/contribu… @LindaMcQuaig @1alexhemingway #canlab #inequality

Linda McQuaig: If you don’t have $20 million, relax. A wealth tax won’t touch you

The arguments being trotted out against a wealth tax are facile. Such a measure enjoys wide public support, and would be the simplest and fairest way to collect billions of extra dollars of revenue a...

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In Minister Freeland’s own words: “We’re living in an age of surging income inequality.” Yep - we sure are. So what are you doing about it @cafreeland? #TaxtheRich @broadbent @FairTaxCanada @cupenat @GreenpeaceCA @leadnowca @ACORNCanada @SteelworkersCA @OxfamQuebec @ccpa
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.@cafreeland has been talking about growing income inequality in Canada for almost 20 years. But little has been done to end the income gap between the very rich and poor since she took office. We’re asking her to step up, and walk the talk. #TaxtheRich
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Replying to @broadbent @cafreeland
C4TF wholeheartedly backs the call for Minister @cafreeland to create a wealth tax, put in an excess pandemic profits tax, and close tax loopholes. Budget 2021 is a great time to get that money circulating back into the wider economy. #TaxtheRich
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Après le report des compressions budgétaires à 2023, nous avons écrit une lettre ouverte au GouvduQuébec avec nos partenaires de la coalition. Alors que les inégalités de revenus se sont creusées, nous demandons : qui va payer pour la reprise économique? institutbroadbent.ca/la_conv…
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my pal @jilldluo just blogged about taking messy raw data on European conflicts, cleaning it up, combining it with other info in the @SeshatDatabank, and how much cool stuff you can learn from the process. #Cliodynamics and history by numbers FTW!!! seshatdatabank.info/cleaning…
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Daniel Hoyer retweeted
Toby Sanger@toby_sanger11 Mar 2021
Excellent report by @1alexhemingway and great timing, with hundreds talking about this issue at the @broadbent Progress Summit happening now!
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Great work by @GreenpeaceCA unpacking link btwn tax fairness, inequality, and #climatechange - and how #JustRecovery needs to address them all. Support a #WealthTax today: act.gp/2Hxxqp6 #TaxTheRich
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Thrilled to join so many allies working towards tax fairness and a robust, just recovery. "There has never been a better or more important time to #TaxTheRich: broadbentinstitute.ca/tax_th…
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New article from the #Seshat project on estimating agricultural productivity in past societies. Methodology is still new and can be improved, so comments and suggestions welcome! But the results are quite interesting. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/…
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NEW CAMPAIGN: We’re launching a movement to #TaxtheRich. Too many of us have lost jobs/taken pay cuts, but a handful of us have earned record-breaking profits. We need everyone to pay their fair share now more than ever. Share this & join the fight here: buff.ly/3aWlCYq
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