#Fiscal

More furloughs this week mean some of our best reporters are sidelined at a pivotal moment for the state.For example, we're without @capitolwatch, who last week wrote this wrenching and
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Adolf Hitler is the 2nd most evil human being in modern times (after Leopold II of Belgium). What is never spoken about though, is the "GREATEST ECONOMIC MIRACLE IN HISTORY"
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Our new study examines @AOC|@EdMarkey's GND resolution & @BernieSanders $16.3 trillion GND. We address 2 questions: (a) How can we pay for the #GND?(b) In what ways do social welfare
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Perhaps the most important number in the spending review today is £27 billionIt’s the best guess by the OBR at how much taxes may have to rise or spending fall
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How will Chinese politics develop in the next five years? In a new @MacroPoloChina report "Forecast 2025: China Adjusts Course" my base case is 1) Xi consolidates power 2) Xi
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It's Friday afternoon, no one's reading Twitter, so it's a good time for a THREAD. I wanna try to capture some recent thoughts I've been having & figure out if
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It's best to understand that fascists see hypocrisy as a virtue. It's how they signal that the things they are doing to people were never meant to be equally applied.It's
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VLDiceRelájateHoy INICIAMOS #ElTUTIFRUTIdeHOYdeVL#10EnElTutifrutiDeHOYdeVL Esperemos Sea de Utilidad o De Perdis de PASATIEMPO; Dinos Que Te PARECE Los HILOS NO Tendrán Ni Un Mínimo Ni Un MÁXIMO Todo Dependerá de INFO
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Lots of discussion around Gulf states breaking their $ pegs. Pegs have kept Gulf currencies stronger than if they had freely floating exchange rates, so what are they protecting?1/17 Firstly
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At a business forum right now where Premier Kenney is speaking. I didn’t plan on live-tweeting but heck why not. Loves me a live-tweet session. He says Alberta has been
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A story goes that the ANC was looking for the head of its Department of Economic Planning. Nelson Mandela asked if anyone was an economist—Trevor Manuel raised his hand. It
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Affirm Holdings [$AFRM] Mar 21 Earnings Highlights:I just finished reviewing the report and the call.Thread Outlinei) 10 key takeaways from the report;ii) What trends are happening across the Fintech &
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Ok, because @stevelibrarian asked for it, and I'm on my second pot of coffee, let's do this.https://twitter.com/LibraryJournal/status/1311655322302525442 Overall, the article isn’t as bad as it could be. I’ve definitely seen
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Is this legit?https://amg-news.com/guantanamo-bay-ordered-to-prepare-for-high-level-american-prisoners/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarran_Internal_Security_Act https://dema.az.gov/army-national-guard/158th-meb/850th-military-police-bat
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Thread: Our #OneNation #LiberalConservative Values broken down...@OneNationCons 1. InternationalismWe believe in a global Britain that cooperates with our allies abroad. We fully believe in our international aid budget to help
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If the priority were children and not publicly funded daycare to enable parents to return to work, the policy options would be obvious.Children need education and socialization. But they don’t
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