#Stimulus

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As legislators weigh more #COVID19 relief, SSN's experts are here to provide background and analysis. Today's thread comes from urban poverty expert Dr. Joan Mazelis (@JoanieMazelis), author of “Surviving Poverty:

Dusko P🀄️

eannareps

Where do your instincts come from? Is genetic memory B.S?[THREAD REVEALING ALL]Let’s dive inWe’ll start by discovering the *crazy* result of a 2013 experiment that changed the course of evolutionary

𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞

EffMktHype

Was reading through a private group chat yesterday discussing the forward path for market+economy. A lot of much smarter people in that chat than me, but it did get me

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

The absence of state aid is a huge problem, because state and local governments, unlike the federal gov, are required to balance their budgets. But why? Important question 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/business/stimulus-state-local-a

Mark Paul

MarkVinPaul

There's no question that Congress needs to pass a major stimulus bill. But how big should it be? Well, @adamshersh & I answer that in a new @Groundwork paper. We

Mike DeBonis

mikedebonis

Never have I more wanted to preface a tweet with "knock on wood," but Trump has indicated to congressional leaders that he will sign the covid/omnibus bill into law, averting

Matthew Pennycook 💙

mtpennycook

Energy efficiency cannot compete in the excitement stakes with experimental green technologies or smart infrastructure but if Ministers are serious about a #GreenRecovery and achieving #NetZero it needs to be

Socialist Alternative NYC

SocialistNY

Today's announcement of school closures in NYC demonstrates AGAIN the complete sham that was Mayor deBlasio’s school reopening plan. From the beginning he hasn’t had a semblance of a coherent

Crypto Mami

xrp_mami

I have a nice find on why this stimulus bill was vetoed and how it ties into the Ripple Lawsuit All eyes on the Stimulus. “Follow the package”. The

Mark Paul

MarkVinPaul

Everyone in the West Wing should instead read this @Groundwork paper which puts people at the center of the economy in estimating how much stimulus is needed. Our finding? The

John Tuld - Wealth Inequality Detector

BradHuston

The lifeblood of all fiat currencies is confidence. In times of crisis, it doesn't really matter how you bolster confidence if you can retain it you can ward off a

Audrey Eschright

ameschright

I’ve been challenging myself to do a thing every day where I come up with a best-case scenario for what’s happening in Portland. Something like: Wheeler gives Hardesty control of

Carsten Jung

carsjung

NEW: In his March budget @RishiSunak should “boost it like Biden”UK spending plans announced so far are only about 2% of GDP.The boost should be four times larger to help

Jay C. Shambaugh

JayCShambaugh

In today’s NYT, @claudiasahm argues for an expanded use of automatic stabilizers as part of any new fiscal package. There seems to be consensus building with @JanetYellen, @BrianDeeseNEC and even

Michael Mechanic

MichaelMechanic

Mini-thread: Who will win #SuperBowlLV? Why, the owners! The collective net worth of 64 billionaires who own 68 pro franchises soared by $98.5 billion over the past 10 months of

Craig Aaron

notaaroncraig

Eager for more of this conversation about how to hold Fox (and friends) accountable for how they've endangered our democracy.https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/fox-news-is-a-hazard-to-our-democracy-its-time-to-take-the-fight

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