#Economy

Marc Gayle

marcgayle

This was a great programme @djmillerJA. I fully empathize with the stress that all of our medical professionals have been under for the last few decades. What’s missing in this

Brian Highsmith

bd_highsmith

This is striking: PA's Treasurer has sent a public letter to S&P/Moody’s/Fitch—calling for them to explicitly consider jurisdictions' reliance on criminal system fees+fines revenue when rating municipal bonds. Cites "th

Liquid Independence

Liquid_f35

Navigating the current state of Canada's #economyThe economic shutdown prompted by the virus has pushed the country into a recession. 2020 Q1 GDP fell 2% quarter over quarter.You may have

Mark Moss

1MarkMoss

In case you didn't already know, a healthy economy doesn't need regular stimulus injections of fake fiat moneyAnd the US economy isn't just unhealthy, but actually an imposter of its

Tipping Pitches

tipping_pitches

A shitstorm of media posturing is coming. An important thing to remember:The CBA says a MLB season is 162 games — it says nothing about fans. If owners want to

Michelle Zink

MichelleZink

Voters still considering a Trump vote: your vote impacts the democracy of this country like never before. Not just policy - our actual democracy. Voter suppression & election integrity are

self-made debtor ☭

babadookspinoza

1 in 1,000 Americans has died from the coronavirus. 3,000 people dead every day. And all it would’ve taken to prevent it is for corporate profits to level off for

Skye

LoneStar_Skye

[THREAD]In South Africa, 39 million people are of working age. Only 2.4 million are white. Why do we have Affirmative Action/Employment Equity/Black Economic Empowerment policies? Of the 2.4 million, deduct

Chris Buskirk

thechrisbuskirk

The oldest Milennials are now ~40. They have about 25% of the assets of Boomers at the same age. What do you think that does to culture and politics? Two

Guerrilla Media 🏴‍☠️

Paratus2014

"Closing the beaches doesn't cost anyone money" - this claim is entirely incorrect. I will now explain why: a thread.Our economy is compiled from numerous industries that have countless forward

Simon Rabinovitch

S_Rabinovitch

A long read this week on how Xi is remaking China's economy. Conventional wisdom is that he's reverting to a statist model at the private sector's expense: a sure-fire recipe

David Doney

David_Charts

The economy performs far better under Democratic Presidents. This thread gives you some links and charts for arguing about it with your conservative friends. Let's start with a summary article

Zaid Jilani

ZaidJilani

One thing you rarely see anyone admit is that most of the Obama years were terrible for lower income people and the Trump years until covid were significantly better. Acknowledging

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/7The headline is a little deceptive. While October's retail sales (a proxy for consumption) were 4.3% higher than last October, the increase was well below expectations and, more importantly, much

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

Today's @bopinion post is an ode to Pandemic UI, the boldest and most successful U.S. economic program in many decades.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-08/u-s-renewal-of-pandemic-jobless-benefit-is-crucial-for-workers-

TMS Ruge

tmsruge

I truly had high hopes for this country. I am struggling to maintain optimism that we’ll break through some of this bush mentality and see the light of day.But my

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