Now that Amazon’s HQ2 will not be in Long Island City, New York, we can ask if the multi-billion dollar incentive package was worth the tradeoffs.…
How Social Security Is in Worse Shape Than We Think
Twice last year– during February and August–we shared six facts about Social Security. Now, disagreeing with the Social Security Trustees 2018 Report, economists at the University of Penns…
When Free Money Didn’t Do What It Was Supposed To Do
The preliminary results for Finland’s two-year guaranteed income experiment appears to have created more questions than it answered.…
How Boats and Cake Are Like Taxes
Whether deciding how to divide boats in Santa Barbara harbor, a cake, or tax revenue, fair distribution requires knowing what different people say is fair.…
The Surprising Problem With End-of-Life Spending
Although end-of-life Medicare spending accounts for a relatively large slice of its budget, it’s tough to cut for a reason that none of us would expect.…
Sweden’s Carbon Tax
Looking at Sweden’s steadily rising carbon tax, we can ask what it is, what it does, and why the people accept so high a rate.…
All You Need to Know About a NASA Shutdown
A look at the NASA shutdown reveals the massive human cost and the programs that are affected when an agency is suddenly unfunded.…
Why We Might Have Another Partial Government Shutdown
To see why another partial government shutdown is a possibility, we can look at the Congress’s continuing resolutions (CRs).…
Six Facts: What We Need To Know About World Debt
The six facts that summarize world debt identify the big borrowers, the risky borrowers, and the criteria for deciding how much to worry.…
Why It’s Tough to Give (Campaign Finance) Money Away
When Seattle tried using Democracy Vouchers to support campaign finance, the results were not entirely what they had expected.…