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Thread: When should governments intervene in markets? 🧵

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ways to do UHC 1. Partially or fully socialised 2. Risk-pooling/reinsurance 3. Managed competition 4. Forced savings

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democracy idea Federal and state structure: Bicameral/unicameral, parliamentary system Government formed using negative parliamentarism MPs use quadratic voting to pass legislation Number of seats = number of voting credits per MP

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Liberal Democrat, social/stakeholder capitalism, ordoliberal, neoliberal, state capacity libertarian, supply side progressive, economic centrist - social/civil libertarian, centre-right on taxes + centre-left on spending + centre-left on society,

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Competition/productivity > wage subsidy > minimum wage > unions

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regulation - negative sum game redistribution - zero sum game economic growth - positive sum game

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Might need to throw in a progressive payroll tax as well to be revenue neutral

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Thread: When should governments intervene in markets? 🧵

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Tax 👇 negative externalities -> economic rents -> consumption

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By removing the penalty on deferred gratification, you get neutral treatment whether you choose to spend now or later

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1/2 📊 My Centre-Left Tax Plan for the U.S. 👇 * Steeply progressive consumed income tax with top tax rates going over 100% * Inheritances included in tax base * IP tax and carbon tax

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1/2 📊 My Centre-Left Tax Plan for the U.S. 👇 * Steeply progressive consumed income tax with top tax rates going over 100% * Inheritances included in tax base * IP tax and carbon tax

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1/6 📊 My Centre-Right Tax Plan for the U.S. 👇

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1/6 📊 My Centre-Right Tax Plan for the U.S. 👇

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Tax 👇 negative externalities -> economic rents -> consumption

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By removing the penalty on deferred gratification, you get neutral treatment whether you choose to spend now or later

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