Pinneddon’t tax the rich, pay the poor: rethinking economic equalitypeople often call for taxing the rich to address inequality. curiously, they almost never seem to realize the problem can be solved from…2d ago12d ago1
Pinnedultrademocracyan ideal policy-making body has two fundamental characteristics.Nov 26, 2022Nov 26, 2022
Pinnedlvt productivitythere’s a claim that LVT is beneficial because it causes land to be more efficiently allocated. But this is irrational because the current…May 12, 2023May 12, 2023
The Selfish Origin of Apparent Altruism: A Natural History of EthicsIn the vast theater of evolution’s grand design, a remarkable story unfolds — one that elegantly explains the paradoxical emergence of…5d ago5d ago
mankiw’s greatest u.b.i. argumenteven economic students fall for bad anti-ubi arguments and fail to see economic equivalency, choosing one identical plan over another based…Apr 19Apr 19
Dialing in Economic Policy: Growth and EqualityImagine we had two dials to control the economy: one would increase the size of the pie (economic growth), and the other would make the…Apr 191Apr 191
when egg prices rise, is it “rent”? not quite.recently, portland city council member mitch green posted a graph on bluesky that aimed to show how much of the egg price spike during the…Apr 10Apr 10
The Democratic Potential of Jury Selection in Closed List SystemsIn the realm of electoral systems, closed-list proportional representation often faces criticism for being less democratic than open-list…Feb 191Feb 191
poverty in the u.s.a.sure, america is rich. but a lot of people love to argue that this doesn’t really matter when it comes to the quality of life for the…Feb 52Feb 52
