Booming economies but where have all the workers gone? UK heading for big Covid trouble? Why do economists love property taxes?

A raft of economic data this week suggests economies on both sides of the Atlantic have taken off like a rocket. But, in the US at least, workers are notable by their absence. The UK looks to be trouble with the Delta variant. How bad could it get and does it threaten the recovery?Property taxes are in the frame. Politicians who should (and probably do) know better say they are in favour of wealth taxes and against property taxes. That is nonsense. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.