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Labor econ @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & @IZA.org. Formerly senior economist for labor at White House CEA, UMinn prof, union organizer, bike courier, house painter, dishwasher... Minneapolis. Views mine.
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Crazy idea. Stick with me.
Law, but for rich people.
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Managing to number of arrests favors easy, group arrests (workplaces, immigrants markets, churches, community orgs...), not more dangerous folks whose arrests require more investigation & risk (people who committed felonies).
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Administration: trust us every time we send an alleged [scary group] member to our offshore concentration camp without producing evidence. We never make mistakes.
Also: You're fired! Ooops.
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Sllllooooowwww roasting.
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They want a fight. They deserve a clowning.
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They want a fight. They deserve a clowning.
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The new Trump administration is making an unprecedented effort to PREVENT science from informing policy.
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Hey hey hey
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Well, his dad is a well-known Harvard economist, so... that's all I've got.
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Hang together so that you do not hang separately.
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Any it seems like you agree regarding a basic standard of universal retirement income. So really the disagreement might be over how large that should be.
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I do agree with many of the principles and preferences you describe. I also prefer less coercive approaches holding all else fixed.
But I have seen a lot of evidence that they don't work and create other problems in this context.
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Individuals exhibiting present bias are disproportionately likely to opt out. The majority of Americans exhibit present bias.
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You've said that. I've heard you. I disagree. I keep showing you evidence that your strategy leads to systematic under-saving. You don't care. That's your right. bsky.app/profile/aaro...