Posts by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
(DIR) Post #ATLceqGn0CgR1bYqx6 by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-03-06T16:40:11Z
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Very important piece by Merrill Goozner at the Washington Monthly about the cheap alternative to Moderna and Pfizer's $120 boosters https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/03/06/how-to-stop-the-drug-companies-from-hiking-prices-for-covid-vaccines/Bottazzi at the Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine developed an open-source vaccine that can be sold for less than $5 a shot. It's already been distributed to hundreds of millions in India and Indonesia. We just need a trial here to get FDA approval.
(DIR) Post #ATLces1ySG1MUEe38a by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-03-06T16:40:46Z
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Remember, drugs are cheap, government-granted patent monopolies make them expensive.
(DIR) Post #ATTWlsTU9sIHQh9Owi by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-03-09T12:47:54Z
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Christopher Caldwell uses his NYT column to mislead readers. The cost of Biden's student debt forgiveness package peaks at 0.09 percent of GDP, it is not 2.0 percent of GDP over the period in which the forgiveness will be felt https://cepr.net/putting-numbers-in-a-wrong-context-to-lie-to-readers/
(DIR) Post #ATU85bSkoWmalR4sIS by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-03-10T21:25:39Z
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@kairyssdal That's because Summers knows that people with big bucks aren't too bright and need to have the government help them out -- that distinguishes them from people who take out student loans, who must be held responsible for their debts.
(DIR) Post #ATi9eo23nNXmAZQ8si by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-03-17T15:18:47Z
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The cult of intellectual property dominates thinking in ;policy circles https://cepr.net/the-cult-of-intellectual-property-has-taken-over-our-leading-news-outlets/
(DIR) Post #AUDvHo9UPo3jvIehmq by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-04-01T14:25:06Z
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My two cents on the Social Security trustees report https://cepr.net/the-social-security-scare-story-industry/
(DIR) Post #AUa9WRlWSiEqlMLv16 by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-04-12T17:00:18Z
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Hmmm, maybe some international pooling of technology to combat global warming may not be a bad idea https://nytimes.com/2023/04/12/business/china-sodium-batteries.html But, I suppose it's not as much fun as a Cold War with China.
(DIR) Post #AUc3px9BGrz7621SKW by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-04-13T02:49:58Z
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Common sense on a new Cold War with China from Nicholas Kristof https://nytimes.com/2023/04/12/opinion/china-usa-war-avoid.html For arithmetic fans, China's economy is already 25 percent larger than ours and growing far more rapidly https://imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/April/weo-report?c=924,532,111,&s=PPPGDP,&sy=2021&ey=2028&ssm=0&scsm=1&scc=0&ssd=1&ssc=0&sic=0&sort=country&ds=.&br=1 At its peak, Soviet Union's economy was around 60% as large
(DIR) Post #AUc3pyFbAUiEWE25yK by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-04-13T15:05:24Z
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@tanyatussing I was struck by the poll that two-thirds of the people in Taiwan thought that Pelosi's visit made them less secure.
(DIR) Post #AVtGzpEuCFRdDA1kGm by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-05-21T20:16:13Z
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While we have all the politicians and media pundits whining about the burden of the debt, can we get some of them to pay attention to the burden created by government-granted patent and copyright monopolies? https://cepr.net/quick-note-on- Patent and copyright monopolies almost certainly pose a much larger burden (over $400 billion a year for prescription drugs alone), but no one seems to care.
(DIR) Post #AVxxVHBtIUZdaL8VmK by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-05-24T02:26:53Z
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We can do better with a 1000 years, my review of Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson's new book https://cepr.net/we-can-do-better-with-a-thousand-years-review-of-power-and-progress-by-daron-acemoglu-and-simon-johnson/
(DIR) Post #AWBYEAcQhW0zdejdOS by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-05-30T15:54:57Z
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@BenRossTransit THeir pay is rising and they have jobs. Things that we used to think were a big deal before Biden got in the White House
(DIR) Post #AWaCrYZTlZgi4CdlDM by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-06-11T00:36:26Z
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The New York Times bravely pushes ahead with the terrible economy story, refuses to let the data get in the way https://cepr.net/new-york-times-tells-readers-jewelry-purchases-down-due-to-inflation-commerce-department-says-they-are-up-by-26-4-percent/
(DIR) Post #AWaCraPGwUiBl7sdaC by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-06-11T00:52:40Z
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If you want to skip my blogpost, the punchline is that the NYT tells readers people aren't buying jewelry because of inflation. In fact, real sales of jewelry are 26.4 percent higher than before the pandemic.
(DIR) Post #AXBVEqbTWCLaNwy9EO by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-06-29T13:09:51Z
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Contrary to what you read in the paper, Biden can't move us away from "free market" policies. The reason is that we never pursued free market policies https://cepr.net/the-myth-of-the-free-market/
(DIR) Post #AXbQhgkGSJG6993Nuy by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-07-09T19:58:35Z
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My birthday accounting of progress in pushing progressive policy https://cepr.net/mixed-progress-in-the-fight-against-inequality-and-for-democracy/
(DIR) Post #AY80G3zpIb3AcfTusa by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-07-27T18:34:01Z
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The GDP report was so good the Washington Post decided not to write about it https://www.washingtonpost.com/
(DIR) Post #AYVL0EEwC6ZxflUO6C by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-08-08T00:27:17Z
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Taxing share buybacks, the cheapest tax EVER! https://cepr.net/taxing-share-buybacks-the-cheapest-tax-ever/
(DIR) Post #Ac2Go5Yiei1abDr0Oe by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2023-11-19T14:38:25Z
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WaPo does another trash the Biden economy story, refusing to let the facts get in the way. Tells us recent college grads are struggling https://cepr.net/washington-post-does-its-trash-the-biden-economy-piece-of-the-day/
(DIR) Post #Ai1CAtvg3pK8u6fHZg by DeanBaker13@econtwitter.net
2024-05-18T14:26:14Z
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@futurebird It would be really bad news for Trump if the media ever found out about this.