This post was originally intended for the launch of the People’s Policy Project website. But as that is running behind schedule, I figure I will post it here. The Success Sequence is back! The ad-hoc anti-poverty process first endorsed by Isabell Sawhill and Ron Haskins at the Brookings Institute has been picked up by Brad… Continue reading The Success Sequence Is About Cultural Beefs Not Poverty
Nordic Socialism Is Realer Than You Think
This post was originally intended for the launch of the People’s Policy Project website. But as that is running behind schedule, I figure I will post it here. When policy commentators talk about the Nordic economies, they tend to focus on their comprehensive welfare states. And for good reason. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are… Continue reading Nordic Socialism Is Realer Than You Think
Some Opponents of UBI Necessarily Believe the Racial Wealth Gap Is Good
A universal basic income (UBI) is a program where everyone receives an equal cash benefit each month in addition to the income they receive from the market. So, for example, you could imagine a situation where the government directly deposited $1,000 each month into each person’s bank account. That would be a UBI. Some argue… Continue reading Some Opponents of UBI Necessarily Believe the Racial Wealth Gap Is Good
How many people will Obamacare and AHCA kill?
Five separate people were bylined on a Center for American Progress post about how many people AHCA will kill. The post is quite long, but all the authors really do is take the CBO estimates of how many people will lose coverage under AHCA and then divide that number by 830. They do this because… Continue reading How many people will Obamacare and AHCA kill?
If fireproofing is a waste for the poor, it is also a waste for the rich
Megan McArdle has this piece about the London fire in which she argues that it could be that installing sprinklers and other fireproofing will actually kill more people than it saves: If it costs more to build buildings, then rents will rise. People will be forced to live in smaller spaces, perhaps farther away. Some… Continue reading If fireproofing is a waste for the poor, it is also a waste for the rich