#Inequality

Peter ⚒ Spina #SILVERSQUEEZE

goldseek

Tens of millions of Americans are now actively speculating on ever-rising stock prices. In a system skewed for the “haves” and against the “have-nots,” we’re forced to participate in a

Atif Mian

AtifRMian

GameStop is an interesting story, but there is a bigger and much more serious question about financial marketsAs someone who studies finance, I know finance has tremendous potential to benefit

Tom Nichols

RadioFreeTom

Remember, Trump's base doesn't hate rich people. It doesn't care about income inequality. It really doesn't even care that much about taxes or the cost of living. It cares about

sonja morin

eastsidegeek19

To be factual back... 1. The number of maternal deaths due to illegal abortions before and after the twin Roe and Doe decisions (1973) remained about the same (~40/yr). No

Matt McFarlane MD, PhD

drmattmcfarlane

I just read the abstract of @GottliebEcon’s paper that generated so much twitter controversy, and I’m confused. Two takeaways IMO: 1) physician incomes respond a lot to govt reimbursements, but

Missouri AFL-CIO

MOAFLCIO

#PROAct TREAD: Our woefully outdated labor laws are no longer effective as a means for working people to have our voices heard. Inequality has skyrocketed because union membership has dwindled

Trinh

Trinhnomics

React the same way it did when the riots/looting/violence occurred all summer long & there were plenty of champions & people appalled.Violence/protests/rioting come back full circle today, this time not

Old Whig 🇺🇲🇸🇪🇫🇮🇪🇪🇦🇹

aClassicLiberal

Twitter has become like Scandinavian culture of yore. The Iron Law of Envy, the Law of Jante demanding 100% conformity not only in behavior and speech but in thoughts to,

Schumacher Center for a New Economics

Center4NewEcon

ICYMI 2020: Land EditionFollow along this thread for a list of stories from 2020 covering #landinequity, the housing crisis, and the forces working to address both.And reply with your own

Amy 🦓

skepticalzebra

THREAD: The litmus test for policy should not be how much it advantages the most well off, but how much it disadvantages the vulnerable. Before covid, we cared about the

Robert Palmer

robertnpalmer

NEW public attitudes research on tax from @TaxJusticeUK: - Conservative voters shift in favour of tax rises under lockdown- The broader public support higher taxes - There’s wide support for

Marcus The Omniscient

DeucianRevival

Gonna add Lysenkoism to this list.https://twitter.com/TheAliceSmith/status/1336827306187354112 No, seriously, read this article and then ask yourself if any of this seems oddly familiar - https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-a

Eric Weinstein

EricRWeinstein

A key to grasping what’s wrong with modern social justice theory can be seen in how it treats unquestionably small/vulnerable/oppressed groups that are economically successful.It’s essential that SJ hide that

Jon Levy

jonlevyBU

1. There were many important executive orders issued by @POTUS yesterday, so it's easy to overlook one with the wonky title of "Modernizing Regulatory Review". But it is key to

Birmingham Updates

BhamUpdates

#AD: It's important that we tackle inequality in Brum and @BhamCityCouncil want to do just that!What are your thoughts? Have your say by taking their survey. https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/economy/tackling-inequalities-everyones-b

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/OK, so here's a thread about why I'm so excited about the revolution in solar+storage technology!Energy tech might be uniquely capable of boosting PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH -- something other recent innovations

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