#Economy

What is the impact of #Covid on small businesses?Negative, obviously, but perhaps more importantly, very unequal. Two recent papers offer contrasting data on small firms.VC-backed (hence probably tech and often
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Quick thread*In Professional News*I’ve joined CBC sports as a Senior Contributor. My debut column right here... OPINION | Rich white coaches want football in a pandemic, but unpaid Black players
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Very interesting read. I swear I’ve been reading about how China’s been outpacing the West in Africa since the start of my undergrad, but nothing much ever seems to be
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One note of caution about extrapolating too much from this statistic (and related studies): The U.S. economy is balanced very differently compared to 1918--much more dependent on service sector now.
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FTR I opposed all government lockdown orders. All of them. Nobody sitting in a state house or the White House has the authority to order any business or church to
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why I am insanely in love with Trails Crossbell arc's writing and each/every character in that series: a little thread The main theme of the Crossbell arc is "Home".The first
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Trump’s latest antic — tweeting a threat to kill Democrats — is definitely an effort to distract from his failures. But that doesn’t mean that we should just ignore it.https://www.salon.com/2020/05/28/yes-trumps-twitter-threats-agai
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As the vehicle in which I'm a passenger passes from one +/- zero case province to another +/- zero case province (we're all masked up inside the vehicle), I'm reading
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This is a very good story, addressing the damage the President does to innocent people in clear and unstinting language. But there’s an odd thing I wanted to flag...https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/us/politics/trump-scarborough-klausuti
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We're getting Fox UK. Spiked is writing the curiculum. Legal checks on Government are being ignored. There are no "norms". Expect big moves to suppress votes and gerrymander seats. Also
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Here is what I will do in this order:1. Open my budget and address the people. Cut all my benefits2. Hire a consultancy w/ key outcomes:- Voluntary retirement deal- Negotiate
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News flash. The Boston Tea party and American Revolution were over UNFAIR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS that benefitted the few over the many. News flash the Civil War really started because the
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THREAD. Don't obsess about the shocking April jobs report. It just means that pandemic recovery has a long way to go. The labor market is weak, not tight. Expect millions
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- Responsible for the deaths of 176,000 people due to his denial and inaction on COVID- Economy decimated. Almost half of jobs lost will not come back- Dismantling the post
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Here’s my list of questions. I’ll keep adding them as I think I’d them?• is the ultimate death toll unavoidable and we’re simply spreading them out so we don’t overwhelm
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1. Good morning and welcome to a special Mother's Day Edition of the Daily WH Shadow Briefing. Unlike @potus I'll say happy Mother's Day before I send 50 rage tweets
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