Author: Matt Bruenig
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Provider Payments Only Fall by 10.6% in Mercatus Study
The 40 percent figure touted by Charles Blahous is a clear lie.
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WaPo Keeps Publishing False Claims About Medicare-for-All
Medicare-for-All does not cut provider payments by 40 percent.
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The Mercatus Medicare-for-All Report in One Graph
These 660 words tell you all you need to know about the Mercatus report.
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Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers on Medicare-for-All
The fact-checkers on the Mercatus M4A report are being ridiculous.
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Two More Errors in Glenn Kessler's Piece Gets 12 Pinocchios
Kessler is now up to 32 Pinocchios, an all-time record of Pinocchios.
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Identifying Socialist Institutions and Socialist Countries
The great debate has concluded in agreement by all sides. A triumph.
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3P Gives Glenn Kessler 20 Pinocchios For 3 Factual Mistakes
The Washington Post needs to issue a correction for these errors.
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Are State Officials in Nordic Countries Unaccountable?
More confusing takes about what socialism is and is not.
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Mercatus Study Finds Medicare for All Saves $2 Trillion
We can cover everyone, eliminate cost-sharing, and save money!
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Nordic State Ownership of Enterprise Is a Real Thing
You can point your fingers at their state-owned enterprises. They exist.
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Create a Public Bank by Renationalizing Ally Financial
The postal bank is a good idea but it could be done differently.
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"Do We Want the Government in This Business at All?"
A weak argument against state-owned enterprises that should be retired.
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New South Wales Launches My Community Dividend Program
An experiment in combining a social wealth fund with participatory budgeting.
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Allowing Shareholders to Opt Out of Political Spending
The special dividend approach has a problem, but I think I have a solution.
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Musings on the Meaning of Democratic Socialism
My take on what democratic socialism is and is not all about.
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Low Income Workers Really Do Struggle to Cover Rent
Even the lowest-rent units are generally out of reach at the minimum wage.
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What's Behind the Decline in Women Working?
Latino immigration has increased the number of stay at home wives.
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Do Nordic Countries Really Have Less Regulation?
Heritage and the World Bank measure mostly meaningless things.
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Michael Hiltzik's Strange Critique of My Social Security Idea
Hiltzik brings the word games, accounting gimmicks, and so much more.
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A Fun Way to Solve Social Security Insolvency
Just have the Fed give them a bunch of Treasury bonds.
