#Fiscal

athreya

athreya49

This proposal has kick started a vigorous debate and that’s very important. I think there’s some merit in what @Sabya_K is arguing in that fiscal and monetary policies have to

Stephanie Kelton

StephanieKelton

A thread (1/21)Let's talk about the "deficit" that isn't. The conventional way to talk about the government's fiscal position is to look at the difference between how much money the

Lo-fi Republican

LoFiRepublican

Most parents today don't actually love their own kids but view them as mere life props onto which they can project aesthetic and political preferences since neoliberalism has deprived them

Matt Lamers

matt_lamers

Canopy has lost approximately $3.2 billion since 2015. Net losses for fiscal years ended Mar 31:2015—$9.3 million (15 mths)2016—$3.5 million2017—$7.6 million2018—$51.1 million2019—$712 million2020—$1.4 billion2021—$1 billion (

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1) I think this very interesting piece in the Economist makes one important error. It says: “Some argued that structurally weak economic growth and the maldistribution of the spoils of

Barry Ritholtz

ritholtz

Country 2nd: Faux deficits hawks are shocked! shocked! to (re)discover that the deficit is rising!! via @crampell https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/right-on-schedule-republicans-pretend-to-care-about-deficits-again/2021/01/21/a749e500

Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center

SafetyNetUJC

[]As @NYCMayor declares #austerity & puts forth the possibility of tens of thousands of layoffs, it's worth noting austerity is a political choice, not destiny.For example, instead of cutting teachers

Betsy Fisher

betsylfisher

What's next on refugee resettlement after last night's #refugeeEO?1) We still don't have an increased cap for this fiscal year. The admin has said that will come with congressional consultations.

Nurse Anon

NurseAnon1

So I am am doing my due diligence and doing some more research on this post office thing..... did you know?? The USPS recently warned 46 states and D.C.

Maverick2u 🏏🏏🏏🏏

maverick2u2

Can someone please explain to me why the #FBPE crowd are not following/commenting on the EU/ECB finances ?After all they droned on endlessly about “The Bus” ! Basically the EP

Zain Chagla

zchagla

This was a difficult piece to write with @TorontoIDDoc and Dr. Kaura.https://bit.ly/36EWlzR South asians are acquiring and dying from COVID at rates higher than the populations around them. The more

Daniel Green

danielwgreen

New paper about state and local government finances in the pandemic w @erikloulou Main findings-State and local govs more dependent on sales tax laid off more employees -The $150 billion

Rebecca Mann

BCmann_5

You know when you start TAing a pretend section of the asynchronous history class that your friend is teaching, as a JOKE for a few of your friends. But then

John Ferry

JohnFerry18

I see some are seeing posts like this and deploying the straw man "too wee, too poor" argument & saying Scotland would just be borrowing and furloughing workers like any

Anthony Painter

anthonypainter

Assessments of Keir Starmer's leadership are far too premature and far too harsh. He's doing three things very effectively: addressing Labour's hygiene factors, providing strong and competent opposition, and hitting

Frank van Lerven

Frank_vanlerven

Thread-QE & Inequality: Time for the @bankofengland to come clean?I had to do some research on the distributive effects of QE and so thought I would share thoughts.Key message -

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