#Economy

Five years ago today I was locked in negotiations… the #ParisAgreement on climate change was on a knife edge. We made it and yes, let's celebrate its 5th birthday -
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The retospectoscope and hindsight in COVID cases @DonnellyStephen @HSELive @merrionstreet @SusanMitchell_ 1/ I am disappointed that so many here are now giving out about the government decision to ease restrictions
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The impeachment of President Trump, one week before he relinquishes power, does what Democrats wrongfully claim President Trump did on 1/6. It pours gas on the smoldering embers, which consists
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At any given moment, there is an unnoticed 50% of us who are not #FreeToMove: NO drivers license, NO car, NO money. Over the last 100 years, we’ve made it
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I finally gave this episode a listen. Great and provocative interview as always from @ErikSTownsend.Below I’ll share some general comments on MMT along with some thoughts that came to mind
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Well I see a lot of people celebrating #JyotiBasu today on his birth anniversary as a person who brought economic well being to West Bengal. In reality, the LF has
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1/ So #COVIDzero is trending. What's not to like about zero cases of #COVID19? 1. How can we get there? 2. Is this feasible in Canada?Some unpopular opinions & perhaps
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The significance of Hitler is that his rise to power is a case study of how a democracy openly chose to appoint a dictator.  As Martin Luther King correctly noted,
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my goal has never been to dissuade people from voting, but to counter reactionary liberal narratives about its structural importance in the face of fascism—specifically in the terrain of nat’l
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@jacobsgoldin and I have a new working paper that looks at which children benefit from the Child Tax Credit and which do not.Ungated version here: http://papers.nber.org/tmp/63325-w27940.pdfA thread on some of
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much health policy in 2020 has been sold as a trolley problem. you could pick "economy" or "lives" but not both.this has never been true. lockdowns and travel bans and
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Why index investing is the strategy I choseTHREAD I should start by saving I believe in the American economy and financial system as a wholeBecause of that, I'm basically
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1/ Jericho is my hometown. This was my daily view of the Jordan Valley growing up from my grandparent’s house. The Barahmeh’s are one of the indigenous Jericho clans and
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One thing a lot of middle class policy-heads, even those in favour, don't really get about a #BasicIncome is that having a true UBI (equal payments to all) is a
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Here's a thread about public service. Government is irreplaceable. It exists to provide- safety, defense, & protection of human rights- opportunity & mgmt of economy- equitable distribution of
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I'm overwhelemed by the outpouring of support for my #Nocode @beondeck news. Will get back to everyone. Really looking forward to learning and sharing all the knowledge.Right now I'm currently
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