Category:Posts
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Baby Bonds Only Modestly Reduce the Racial Wealth Gap
The racial wealth gap is a lot bigger than many realize.
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Should the Price of Carbon Be Determined by the Market?
No that's ridiculous. The state should set the price of carbon.
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How to Reform Payroll Taxes to Fund Medicare for All
Flat payroll taxes would be a step forward for the US.
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CBO Will Score All Health Reform Plans as Nationalization
Avoiding Medicare for All won't fix the Big Number Problem.
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Sweden Has a 70 Percent Tax Rate and It Is Fine
Sweden shows that soaking the rich is fun, cool, and good.
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The Three Types of Populist Economic Policy
External power, internal power, and ownership policies all claw at capital.
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Public Ownership Is Suitable for All Sectors
Krugman's defense of public ownership is too limited.
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US Companies Are Flush With Left Over Cash
The median S&P 500 company has over $800 million in surplus cash.
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Avoiding Climate Change Without Sinking the Poor
Some notes on carbon taxes and distributive justice.
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Welfare Benefit Types: Flat, Means-Tested, Trapezoid, Etc.
Welfare benefits come in so many lovely varieties.