#Spending

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

One very under-discussed problem of the filibuster is that it orients Congress towards taxing and spending issues, and away from all other questions, like democracy reform. The former can go

Ricardo Reis

R2Rsquared

** MMT is the new supply-side economicsForty years ago, some economists started from an uncontroversial (but important) result: a lower tax rate raises the tax base, so revenues won't fall

Richard Tye

widespreadhaze

How does HM Government spending take place? A Thread: HM Government spending begins in Parliament via various annual legislative mechanisms: Supply and Appropriation Bills (Main Estimates) and Supply and Appropriation

Richard Murphy

RichardJMurphy

I have been asked by a number of people, from MPs onwards, to prepare answers to the types of questions being commonly asked about the economy in the Covid era.

Madman🌎🏥📚🏛🌹✊🏾🌈💰

FightsForBernie

2020 US Budget54% Military $783B7% Veteran $102B5% Jails, Police $73B= 66%7% Education $102B6% Welfare $87B5% Health $73B3% NASA $44B 3% Environment $44B3% Infrastructure $44B2% Foreign Aid $29B2% Int’l $29B2% Community

Olivier Blanchard

ojblanchard1

Some quick reactions to the new lockdowns in Europe. 1. The degree of uncertainty is much higher than in the first wave. In the first wave, the (incorrect) belief was

Ellen Chang

EllenYChang

Thread:TransUnion's latest consumer study shows that "nearly one-quarter (22%) of all Americans—equating to an estimated 46 million adults over 18—indicated they need a future stimulus check just to get by."

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. The Biden-Harris transition issued an extensive ethics policy. But is it being followed?A key national security briefing this week included two board members for Raytheon, one of the largest

Cina

CinaMichele

One of the covid patients in our ICU is incredibly sick, and likely won’t survive.A thread.... A week ago, this person was talking to us. They were kind, and always

Sarah Fischer

SarahFischer__

I see many Canadians decrying the “attack on democracy” in the US yesterday, but where was the public outrage when our own PM tried to get away with unlimited taxing

Aditya Bidikar

adityab

Something I’ve been thinking about for a while now. A lot of creative folk are attracted to workaholism/overwork because it can make us feel accomplished. The work is quantifiable. But

Holly Croft

HollyCroft

I know who needs to read this, and it's definitely @KLoeffler and @Perduesenate, but it's also anyone else attacking @ReverendWarnock over the "controversial" quote from his past sermon to keep

Simon Rabinovitch

S_Rabinovitch

Ok, I'll bite.On the whole, China's economic performance in 2020 was, I'd argue, actually quite good. Not to dismiss its many problems (debt, inequality, statism, etc), but in the midst

JRehling

JRehling

In 19 days, the Republican Party is going to take each and every single COVID death more seriously than they took 400 thousand under Trump.It's how they do. In 19

Geekyslavegirl

geekyslavegirl

Mini rant time: so if you are new to the scene and looking for a Dom/me or sub for the first time and are on here getting to know people,

Jim Geraghty

jimgeraghty

Scene: Our house, a few weeks ago, when the Call of Duty trailer came out.Older son: Uh, dad, mom thinks this kind of video game is kind of violent—Me: Son,

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.