DeanBaker13

DeanBaker13, 5 days ago to random

The New York Times tells us moderate-income households are suffering in today's economy in spite of having 90 percent more wealth than before the pandemic https://cepr.net/would-the-new-york-times-have-written-a-piece-at-the-end-of-2019-telling-us-moderate-income-families-are-struggling/

DeanBaker13, 8 days ago to random

With a modest financial transactions tax Jim Simmons would not have been superrich https://cepr.net/with-a-modest-financial-transactions-tax-jim-simons-would-not-have-been-superrich/

DeanBaker13, 11 days ago to random

Someone needs to tell the New York Times that Social Security is not about to disappear https://cepr.net/tell-the-new-york-times-that-social-security-is-not-about-to-disappear/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

Contrary to what you read in another NYT "the economy is awful" story, mortgage rates are not likely to stay where they are for thirty years https://cepr.net/contrary-to-what-you-read-in-the-nyt-mortgage-rates-are-unlikely-to-stay-where-they-are/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

Contrary to what you hear in the media, inflation is not out of control and the Fed really CAN lower rates https://cepr.net/blog/dean-bakers-beat-the-press/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

The March CPI gave some fresh meat to the inflation hawks, but the basic story of inflation remains housing, with auto insurance doing a cameo https://cepr.net/march-cpi-should-we-be-worried/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

My take on the jobs report https://cepr.net/march-jobs-byte-24/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

New York Times lies to its readers about student loan debt burdens https://cepr.net/new-york-times-lies-to-readers-about-student-loan-debt-and-yes-the-lie-helps-trump/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

Profit shares are still rising, why is the Fed worried about wage growth being too fast? https://cepr.net/profits-are-still-rising-why-is-the-fed-worried-about-wage-growth/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

Argentina's president Javier Milei is not an anarchist-libertarian, he just wants to give all the money to the rich https://cepr.net/there-aint-no-libertarians-just-politicians-who-want-to-give-all-the-money-to-the-rich/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

Since the deficit hawks are completely unconcerned about government-granted patent and copyright monopolies, we should reduce the debt with tax farming, then they will be happy https://cepr.net/if-we-reduced-the-government-debt-through-tax-farming-would-the-new-york-times-be-happy/

DeanBaker13, 1 month ago to random

Tech layoffs are down, so the NYT has a major column telling us that tech layoffs are a big problem https://cepr.net/tech-layoffs-are-down-so-the-nyt-has-a-major-column-telling-us-tech-layoffs-are-bad/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

The NYT gives is its answer to the collapse of local newspapers, free journalism school! Yes, I am serious https://cepr.net/the-new-york-times-answer-to-the-collapse-of-the-news-industry-free-journalism-school/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

The media should treat Donald Trump like a serious presidential candidate, they should ask him about his stated plans to cut Social Security and Medicare https://cepr.net/a-free-press-would-ask-donald-trump-about-his-plans-for-cutting-social-security-and-medicare/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

If climate change increases the likelihood cars being damaged by hurricanes or floods, is the resulting rise in insurance premiums inflation? https://cepr.net/inflation-and-auto-insurance/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

Drugs are cheap, government-granted patent monopolies make them expensive Drug companies DO NOT want a free market https://cepr.net/in-a-free-market-drugs-are-cheap-government-granted-patent-monopolies-make-them-expensive/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

People are completely clueless on how much we are spending on Ukraine and it's largely the media's fault https://cepr.net/people-are-completely-clueless-on-how-much-were-spending-on-ukraine/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

Washington Post indicts its budget reporting https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/quiz-trump-ukraine-spending/
No one has any idea how much $60 billion is, if the WaPo and other news outlets routinely pointed out that it is 0.9% of federal spending, they would. https://cepr.net/numbers-in-context-big-congrats-to-the-new-york-times-and-margaret-sullivan/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

Can the state of Texas force Facebook to post lies about Joe Biden? https://cepr.net/can-the-state-of-texas-force-facebook-to-post-lies-about-joe-biden/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

Tens of millions of people don't know about the subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges and neither does the New York Times https://cepr.net/millions-of-people-who-could-benefit-from-obamacare-dont-because-they-dont-know-about-it-and-neither-does-the-new-york-times/

drahardja, 2 months ago to random

Project 2025 is the playbook of Fascism, isn’t it? This is how the Heritage Foundation wants Fascism to get implemented in the US. https://mastodon.social/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

Yet another "the economy is awful" piece in the New York Times https://cepr.net/the-sham-the-economy-is-awful-story/ Too bad they weren't allowed to run these when Donald Trump was in the White House

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

George Will hates government subsidies for journalism, is he also opposed to the charitable contribution tax deduction, which overwhelmingly goes to rich people? If not, why not? https://cepr.net/george-will-hates-government-subsidies-for-newspaper-is-he-opposed-to-the-charitable-contribution-tax-deduction/

DeanBaker13, 2 months ago to random

Wage growth exceeded rental inflation under Biden, it didn't under Trump, why all the stories on unaffordable housing now https://cepr.net/rent-was-less-affordable-under-trump-why-all-the-stories-now/

molly0xfff, 3 months ago to random

if you know me you know i love a good takedown of shoddy, irresponsible journalism. this one from @mmasnick is a banger.

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/15/has-wired-given-up-on-fact-checking-publishes-facts-optional-screed-against-section-230-that-gets-almost-everything-wrong/