#Afford

Today @ehaspel is out with a piece responding to my argument that support for children should be routed through allowances instead of care. He argues we should indeed earmark spending
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Should we attribute the massive increases in life expectancy that have occurred both in socialist and capitalist countries to their economic system (which is clearly ideological), or to technology and
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A lot is going to be made of Kamala Harris' record as a prosecutor in the coming days and weeks, and it's likely you'll be hearing a lot of two—almost
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20 powerful (and usually underrated) competitive advantages [THREAD]: Textbook advantages like network effects, high switching costs, economies of scale, and intangible assets can clearly be powerful, but let's dig a
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[THREAD]: A preview of Arsenal's 2020/2021 season. (PART 1)Here I take a look at how Arsenal can make the most out of this season and our potential returns.- Squad shape-
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Capitalism. A thread. 1. There’s a huge diff btwn creating something of value, getting a reward for it, & capitalism.Capitalism is a specific system of ownership & decision making…It is
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It's disturbingly easy to forget that China is operating a genocidal program of ethnic cleansing against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang province. The secrecy of the concentration camps
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[QUICK THREAD: 3.5%]1/18Not to jinx it and more importantly, not to celebrate premature optimism (barely been two years since it backfired last), but the signs do look promising.Here's six key
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1/36 A thread on Alana Newhouse's Tablet essay. I'm sorry to criticize an essay framed around a writer's ill child. But my dream for the 2020s is to read big,
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10:15 At the Lagos State #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Enquiry.It looks like LCC will be cross examined today. I’ve seen the two legal teams of Mr. O and his
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SiSi won’t send his army to Libya , but UAE demands otherwiseEgypt has outsourced much of it's foreign policy forcing it to show a card that it can’t afford to
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1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 322Today, an update on local situation. Then my take on a few issues of the day. There’s some great news, some good news, & some
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Last week, @CleCityCouncil started reviewing Mayor Frank Jackson’s proposed city budget for 2021. There was robust discussion, and Documenters were there to cover it. Here’s a thread of what we
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Don’t be surprised with progressives and the left gaining more support. The right is advancing an authoritarian agenda, and they will face the consequences. They will have only themselves to
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Ok I’m going to go over what tutoring books I ordered for sat and act prep and why... thanks to everyone who donated for books- not done ordering! (Link/Venmo in
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Wow. I'm literally stunned. Apple just doubled down on their rejection of HEY's ability to provide bug fixes and new features, unless we submit to their outrageous demand of 15-30%
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