What is the next big thing economically?

[Devout Centrist]

[KingSweden]

25% of all GDP to be invested in Hot Takes by 2050

The hot take bubble is already pretty close to bursting. I'm interested in shorting a hot take based derivative product.

In all seriousness, I'm hoping a land tax eventually replaces property tax

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Post-Scarcity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klQ7bb8bBsQ

And leading up to it:
-more and better 3D printing
-"internet of things" becoming more common
-batteries for solar power
-wireless recharging, or simply running things like appliances without any wires
-asteroid mining
-better machines/robots

Autarky.

Both aren't necessarily incompatible, depends where u fall, just like after the end of Roman Empire and all along Middle-Age.

Also, the 'local philosophy' can be an equivalence of forecoming 'autarky', just without shutmindness (in case that is an English word, i like it anyways), thus possibly fruitful of new constructive perspectives.

WWIII could have already begun since 2001 in a way, not sure waiting for a big XXth century blast will give anything, 'decentralization is on the way', even for war apparently, though with the brilliant 'Attack of the [bad] clowns' we're currently witnessing u never know, especially since the battling of the national flag can still be vibrant in different parts of the world, notably in Asia apparently, but unconventional war is so 'easier'.

Anyways, purely economically, on the short enough term, who freaking knows?

I can only tell i like the rise of ideas like universal income znd cooperative economical organization always gaing mord place, step by step...

[Beet]

Gentrification. The cost of owning property in a number of major cities has become unbearably high.

[KingSweden]

Angus Deaton echoes Gully Foyle's answer at a panel hosted at the Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA) annual meeting:

Nobel Laureates: Eliminating Rent Seeking and Tougher Antitrust Enforcement Are Critical to Reducing Inequality

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Asher Schechter

Angus Deaton: “A lot of the inequality in the U.S. comes from rent seeking. It comes from firms and industry seeking special protection or special favors from the government.”

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Great answer, and I agree wholeheartedly. Time for some trust-busting!

[Frodo]

Post-Brexit UK-EU and UK-US free trade agreements

passage of the trans-Atlantic free trade agreement between the US and the EU

And probably in that order. 

[ag]

Post-Brexit UK-EU and UK-US free trade agreements

passage of the trans-Atlantic free trade agreement between the US and the EU

And probably in that order. 

I am afraid, the latter one will have to wait till, at least, 2021.

[Antonio the Sixth]

passage of the trans-Atlantic free trade agreement between the US and the EU

Pretty sure that one is all but dead in the water (and thank God for that).

[Cassius]

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[ag]

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Ah, I guessy you had a missionary for lunch?

[politics_king]

The world's debt becoming bigger than actually fiat-currency across the globe. Then the NWO conspiracy theorists will have a leg to stand on.

[Antonio the Sixth]

The world's debt becoming bigger than actually fiat-currency across the globe. Then the NWO conspiracy theorists will have a leg to stand on.

What the hell does that mean? Are human beings indebted to Martians?