#Fiscal

Ahmed H

1ahmedh1

A friend reminded me that after the Spanish flu in 1918, which led to huge societal changes, but eventually led to the roaring 1920’s.Could we be on the cusp on

Catherynne M. Valente

catvalente

So many people spent so long excusing conservative votes by claiming to be “socially liberal, fiscally conservative” (as if that’s a thing that makes sense) that half this country cannot

Edward Harrison

edwardnh

THREAD: On coming economic pain in the US before any stimulus is in the pipeline, there are four main sources /1 First, there is the consumer pullback. Retail will feel

Taiwo Oyedele

taiwoyedele

Nigerians' tax morale is low. Most Nigerians don’t pay tax and many of those who pay under-declare their income. Majority either don’t think evasion is wrong or think it is

Elina Ribakova

elinaribakova

1/EM Core Inflation Subdued During COVID• #EmergingMarkets core inflation slowed in Q2 compared to early 2020• This, together with higher credibility, allowed many central banks to ease policy• While inflation

Dr. Tammy Schirle 🍺

tammyschirle

Was thinking about the sheer size of this COVID-19 deficit this morning. $343B is a big number.https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/services/publications/economic-fiscal-snapshot.htmlPerspective: I’m an economist, & also a mom

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧Edward Thomas Black

edglasgow59

1/(- Follow the Money! -)A Forensic walk through who receives Fiscal Grants in the UK and who pays for them......In every country in the world every citizen either receives from

Jon Steinsson

JonSteinsson

Charitable interpretation of MMT: 1) Phillips curve is very flat, 2) Government debt limit is very high (say 500% of GDP) so shadow value of fiscal space is low, 3)

Ashley Salvador

AshleyASalvador

Listening to #yegcc budget debates. Nickel putting forward a reckless motion for a tax decrease. Wanting to raid the piggy bank & dig into an intergenerational reserve fund, which would

Mike Bonin

mikebonin

With crime on the rise, let’s remember who is responsible for cuts in neighborhood patrols -- our police union. They lobbied hard for a budget that cut patrols in order

TheValuesVoter

TheValuesVoter

The TEA Party movement was inspired by a rant from Rick Santelli in 2009 and was supposed to be about lowering taxes, spending and the national debt. It influenced elections

Mohamad Faour محمد فاعور

Mohdfaour89

*THREAD*So @PaulaYacoubian suggested a Currency Board. While in theory it's a nice idea, it would simply not work in #Lebanon now.Why? 1) It requires that every LBP is 100% backed

Jason Furman

jasonfurman

We all are very used to looking at debt/GDP as a fiscal metric, I’ve looked at it myself and shown it thousands of times. But that doesn’t make it right,

Robin Garwood

RobinGarwood

This is an absolutely terrible idea. I can hardly believe that the mayor and CM Palmisano are even seriously floating it.https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-to-consider-bringing-in-outside-police-officers-amid-shortage/573021751/ These

Karl Schweppe

SchweppeKarl

Interesting stat in the ⁦@FT⁩ today on the number and cost of customs declaration. HMRC predict 215M forms being required for an estimated cost of £7.5B annually.https://www.ft.com/content/cc6b0d9a-d8cc-4ddb-8c57-726df018c10e Taking th

Trevor Purdy

TrevorsIdeas

I would find it very disappointing if Morneau resigned as a result of this scandal. He has done a solid job managing a rapid expansion of spending programs to combat

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