profweinstein.bsky.social
Economist studying rural economies. Air Force Veteran. Ohioan. Mom of 3 kids. Wife of the 1 and only @senatorweinstein.bsky.social
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Citing inefficiency as the reason to cut the program … sigh
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It’s not just Republicans who are standing there with red tape in hand. Large corporations will use their market power and wealth to put red tape in the hands of politicians. EXCELLENT article by @aaronregunberg.bsky.social and @davidsirota.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The memoir, Maid, does a fantastic job of putting us all in someone else’s shoes and “sheds light on the often invisible challenges faced by millions of Americans living below the poverty line, including the complexities of navigating social services”
www.factualamerica.com/behind-the-s...
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76% of people who qualify for housing aid don’t get it - in large part because of the administrative burden and also because it’s underfunded.
www.vox.com/2014/5/31/57...
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About 39% of eligible unemployed workers do not file for unemployment benefits.
fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2023/12/the-....
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Cutting administrative staff without cutting the administrative tape and regulations wrapped around SNAP and other government programs increases the administrative burden (and inefficiency of the program).
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Ope cc: @ezraklein.bsky.social
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Republicans know how to ramp up government administrative burden (increasing costs and decreasing govt efficiency) to cut massive holes in the social safety net.
Cc: @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
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This talk focused on why we should stop giving large, ineffective handouts to big corporations—and instead invest in the “good soil” of local economic development: quality of life, workforce development (starting at birth with government investments in children), and support for small businesses.
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Yeah but then you’d have to actually look at data. And that’s not as fun as unfounded opinions.
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Truly amazing that someone could argue that Harris is why Democrats lost when you could simply look at how incumbent parties around the world fared in the post-pandemic environment.