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Subsidizing Higher Education Is Not Creating Widespread External Benefits | Gary M. Galles
Subsidizing Higher Education Is Not Creating Widespread External Benefits | Gary M. Galles
President Biden's student debt relief proposal created a storm of controversy. That is not surprising, since it was a transparent (and apparently successful) attempt to buy the votes of an important Democratic constituency, even though it created a target-rich environment for critics. It is sharply pro-rich at the expense of those far poorer, from a party pretending to stand for the opposite. It
·independent.org·
Subsidizing Higher Education Is Not Creating Widespread External Benefits | Gary M. Galles
Super Bowl of Welfare
Super Bowl of Welfare
Sports stadiums get billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, including Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the Atlanta Falcons and the site of this year's Super...
·youtube.com·
Super Bowl of Welfare
Why everything you buy is worse now
Why everything you buy is worse now
From clothes to tech, why is everything so poorly made?Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Maybe you’v...
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Why everything you buy is worse now
Hey look Ma, I made it
Hey look Ma, I made it
529s can open doors for kids—both in and out of the classroom.
·morningbrew.com·
Hey look Ma, I made it
Gov. proposes funding to repair Brewers stadium
Gov. proposes funding to repair Brewers stadium
In exchange for nearly $300 million from Wisconsin's budget surplus to repair the stadium, the Brewers would need to extend their lease through 2043.
·espn.com·
Gov. proposes funding to repair Brewers stadium
PPI's Trade Fact of the Week: U.S. underwear tariffs are unfair to women - Progressive Policy Institute
PPI's Trade Fact of the Week: U.S. underwear tariffs are unfair to women - Progressive Policy Institute
FACT: U.S. underwear tariffs are unfair to women. THE NUMBERS: Average U.S. tariff rates,* 2022 – Women’s underwear      15.5% All underwear                 14.7% Men’s underwear            11.5% Steel                               …
·progressivepolicy.org·
PPI's Trade Fact of the Week: U.S. underwear tariffs are unfair to women - Progressive Policy Institute
The Super Bowl Slump
The Super Bowl Slump
The Super Bowl is often followed by a big drop in productivity the next day, as employees call in sick, take extended lunch breaks, or simply spend the day in a daze.
·jadrian.substack.com·
The Super Bowl Slump
Political Polarization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope for Consumer Welfare, Marketers, and Public Policy - T.J. Weber, Chris Hydock, William Ding, Meryl Gardner, Pradeep Jacob, Naomi Mandel, David E. Sprott, Eric Van Steenburg, 2021
Political Polarization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope for Consumer Welfare, Marketers, and Public Policy - T.J. Weber, Chris Hydock, William Ding, Meryl Gardner, Pradeep Jacob, Naomi Mandel, David E. Sprott, Eric Van Steenburg, 2021
Political polarization is a marked political division in the population, characterized by multiple manifestations. The authors argue that it can affect consumer...
·journals.sagepub.com·
Political Polarization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope for Consumer Welfare, Marketers, and Public Policy - T.J. Weber, Chris Hydock, William Ding, Meryl Gardner, Pradeep Jacob, Naomi Mandel, David E. Sprott, Eric Van Steenburg, 2021
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs. beer barroom debate. New figures show that spirits surpassed beer for U.S. market-share supremacy, based on supplier revenues, a spirit industry group announced Thursday.
·apnews.com·
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
Home – BigFuture | College Board
Home – BigFuture | College Board
Know what you're interested in? Compare colleges. Pursue the career of your dreams. Explore Majors and Careers.
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Home – BigFuture | College Board
Swifties vs. Ticketmaster
Swifties vs. Ticketmaster
Even before the recent Taylor Swift ticket snafu, Ticketmaster and its parent company, the concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment, have been criticized for controlling 70% of the big concert ticket market, leaving fans and artists nowhere else to go. Live Nation is now being investigated by the Justice Department, and last month was called to testify before a Senate anti-trust subcommittee. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar; with an attorney who has filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster; and with disappointed Swifties – fans of the pop star who can't "shake it off."
·cbsnews.com·
Swifties vs. Ticketmaster
Netflix Wants You to Chill With the Password Sharing
Netflix Wants You to Chill With the Password Sharing
Netflix has been working hard to find a way to crack down on password sharing outside of an account’s primary household. Its ability to stop password sharing is rooted in the economic concept known as excludability.
·jadrian.substack.com·
Netflix Wants You to Chill With the Password Sharing
Salary Transparency Laws & Asymmetric Information
Salary Transparency Laws & Asymmetric Information
Salary transparency laws correct for information asymmetry in the workplace, but only when companies provide meaningful information.
·jadrian.substack.com·
Salary Transparency Laws & Asymmetric Information