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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · Aug 21

A lot of attention has been on #FfD4 & the Compromiso de Sevilla – but what does it actually mean amidst a global debt crisis?

@maxgallien.bsky.social & @floriangrant.bsky.social chat with WIEGO about the process and its outcomes: www.wiego.org/blog/tax-jus...

#FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts

Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection

What is the International Conference on Financing for Development and how is it significant in setting the agenda for development financing and cooperation? Max: It’s a large UN-driven process that br...

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Jul 28

For me the question is whether flat rate benefits are all that's possible if we're moving that way economically. Are there ways to maintain earnings-releated benefits in this future?

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Jul 24

We had similar thoughts - I'd be curious what you think of this www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · May 24

#Arminia 💙 #Bielefeld

At an Uncertain Moment for Germany, Suddenly Boring Doesn’t Look So Bad

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Apr 23

Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine

• Al Overview
The idiom "you can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time after they've been tricked once. It's a warning that if someone has already been deceived, they are unlikely to fall for the same trick again.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
• Licking: "Licking" in this context means to trick or deceive someone.
• Badger: The badger is a wild animal, and the phrase likely originates from the historical sport of badger baiting where dogs were used to harass

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · Apr 16

"No bros, no oligarchs" works pretty well www.zeit.de/politik/2025...

Ursula von der Leyen: "We have no bros and no oligarchs"

Donald Trump's second term has brought "historic changes", says EU President Ursula von der Leyen. In our interview, she explains how Europe must respond.

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Apr 15

New blog on the importance of informal worker organisations deepening their understanding of domestic financing for social protection in this time of austerity and aid cuts, and how WIEGO's free online resources can support that

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Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection

Could you give a bit more background on the training? The training is part of a three-year capacity development journey for the global networks of workers in informal employment. We have started with ...

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Apr 9

@lauraalfers.bsky.social

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Apr 3

The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Apr 2

Welcoming @lauraalfers.bsky.social to bluesky and the social protection starter pack

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11FREUNDE @11freunde.de · Apr 1

Fußball, bloody hell! #DSCB04

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · Mar 11

Because social-insurance contributions depend on wages, labor-intensive firms now shoulder a larger financing burden, which lets many profitable companies off the hook, note @floriangrant.bsky.social and Luca Pellerano.

Future-Proofing Social Protection | by Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano - Project Syndicate

Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employers’ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Mar 11

Thanks, @tiapalermo.bsky.social!

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Mar 11

These ideas are not yet fully formed, but we think they are worth exploring and we hope to start a conversation, so please get in touch if you have any reflections!

Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Mar 11

How to equitably finance social protection in a world where labour appears to be losing ground?

In this @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece, Luca Pellerano and I share some of our thinking on re-balancing social protection financing towards capital.

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...

Future-Proofing Social Protection | by Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano - Project Syndicate

Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employers’ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Mar 10

Great article on 'Why work is (still) not working for women' by CNN for International Women's Day with lots of data and quotes from WIEGO colleagues

edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/w...

Why work is (still) not working for women | CNN

Sexual harassment, low wages and the ‘motherhood penalty’ are just some of the obstacles millions of women face at work in 2025.

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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · Mar 6

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Keynes' (v hard headed) paper How to Pay for the War (1940) proposed something like abolishing the 2-child limit BECAUSE Britain was at war

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Niko Väänänen @nikovaananen.bsky.social · Mar 6

The French Just Want to Enjoy Their Retraite

An american retirement wonk visits France.

retirementincomejournal.com/article/the-...

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Alex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social · Mar 5

This morning the justice secretary pointed to a “huge rise in the welfare budget” as justification for targeting benefit spending to make fiscal savings. So how big has the rise in welfare spending been?

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Jan 31

We are currently supporting global networks of informal workers organisations with a three year capacity development journey on #socialprotection

1st round was on the Financing and Economics of SP. Initially designed to be in-person, we have just digitised them

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Financing Social Protection - Social Protection Capacity Development Journey

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Jan 23

Looking forward to seeing you in Oxford!

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Jan 21

Join us in a bit to discuss a seminal book on non-contributory pensions across Latin America and the Caribbean

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Jan 16

Here is the book: www.cepal.org/en/publicati...

Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability

Accede a Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability en CEPAL. Lee el texto completo aquí.

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Florian Juergens-Grant @floriangrant.bsky.social · Jan 16

Looking forward to sharing my reflections as part of the launch of an important ECLAC book on

'Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability'

21 Jan 11.00-13.00 Mexico City time

Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/82276624204

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Hans-Böckler-Stiftung @boeckler-stiftung.bsky.social · Jan 15

🤧 Früher hart erkämpft, heute selbstverständlich? Die #Lohnfortzahlung im #Krankheitsfall war 1956 Grund für den längsten #Streik der BRD-Geschichte. Warum das Thema aktueller ist, als viele denken, hört ihr in unserem Podcast "Geschichte wird gemacht"🎧 www.gewerkschaftsgeschichte.de/streiken-fur...

Bild: "Eine kranke Frau arbeitet auf dem Sofa mit einem Laptop. Sie wirkt erschöpft, hat eine Tasse in der Hand und benutzte Taschentücher liegen neben ihr – ein Symbolbild für Arbeiten trotz Krankheit." Text: Warum du auch bezahlt wirst, wenn du krank bist! Podcast "Geschichte wird gemacht"

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