Author:Matt Bruenig
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Working Families Tax Relief Act Says ‘Fuck You’ to Poor Children
Democrats bizarrely continue to insist on phasing in benefits for children.
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US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
Only the Netherlands has a higher average compulsory payment wedge than the US.
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People Lose Their Employer-Sponsored Insurance Constantly
If you like your employer plan, you don't get to keep it.
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The Trilemma of Welfare, Middle Class Taxes, and Predistribution
You cannot rely on the rich for tax revenue if the rich do not exist.
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Market Incomes Will Always Produce Hideous Inequality
The path to equality always goes through the welfare state.
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Single Payer Myths: Crowding Out Other Government Spending
Kevin Drum and Wendell Primus are peddling centrist rubbish.
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Medicare for America Will Force People Off Their Insurance
Bosses will dump tens of millions onto Medicare without a choice.
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American Family Act Still Has Serious Design Flaws
It is a good start but there is no reason to design it like this.
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Wealth Inequality Across Class and Race in 5 Graphs
America has a white upper class and multiracial lower class.
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What Do Modern Monetary Theorists Think About Inflation?
It is basic quantity theory until it is convenient to obfuscate.