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Trump would make America’s inflation crisis worse, 16 Nobel economists warn
Posted by stout on 2/13/26 at 5:01 pm
CNN - 2024
I guess the "Nobel economists" were wrong.
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Some economists are also concerned Trump’s plans to launch an immigration crackdown and unprecedented deportations will overheat the jobs market and boost consumer prices.
In the letter, the 16 Nobel economists expressed concern about the rule of law and stability if Trump wins the White House again.
“Among the most important determinants of economics success are the rule of law and economic and policy certainty,” the letter said. “Donald Trump and the vagaries of his action and policies threaten this stability and the US’s standing in the world.”
Beyond Stiglitz, the letter was signed by Robert Shiller, who famously called the mid-2000s housing bubble, former World Bank chief economist Paul Romer, and George Akerlof, the husband of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
By contrast, the economists praised Biden’s work on the economy, arguing his major investments in infrastructure, manufacturing and climate will lower long-term inflationary pressure and ease the clean energy transition.
“While each of us has different views on the particulars of various economic policies,” the economists wrote in the letter, “we all agree that Joe Biden’s economic agenda is vastly superior to Donald Trump’s.”
I guess the "Nobel economists" were wrong.
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re: Ths SAVE act is a $100 poll tax for divorced women...reeeeee.......
Posted by stout on 2/13/26 at 8:56 am to TheHarahanian
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Can we get this passed as separate legislation?
Too low. Make it $1000 at least
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Women doing that should be able to afford to do this then since they are likely getting a favorable property settlement each time.
So...prostitutes?
re: Ths SAVE act is a $100 poll tax for divorced women...reeeeee.......
Posted by stout on 2/13/26 at 8:49 am to SundayFunday
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What? That is some serious girl-math right there
Bro, don't you know people who get divorced and remarried every 2-4 years over and over again?
The easiest solution to this made-up poll tax is to try to refrain from getting divorced and remarried unless it is justifiable circumstances, such as infidelity or abuse.
Or you could keep your maiden name even after marriage
Or you could keep your maiden name even after marriage
Ths SAVE act is a $100 poll tax for divorced women...reeeeee.......
Posted by stout on 2/13/26 at 8:37 am
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Clothes, since I can't vote naked - $100
$105 poll tax....reeeeeee.....
re: SAVE ACT outrage- show me just one. Just one person w/ no ID
Posted by stout on 2/13/26 at 8:15 am to Covingtontiger77
re: Gov Landry says Lee Mallett will replace Ballard as Pres of the LSU board of supervisors
Posted by stout on 2/12/26 at 9:01 pm to KemoSabe65
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8810 rate for clerical is .18-.21/$100 so besides being a crook he is also stupid.
Yea but he saved like $300 on his workers comp audit
re: Question for lawyers on here: how is ICE tracking down criminals in states not cooperating
Posted by stout on 2/12/26 at 8:15 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
You are asking how a country that can find terrorists in the middle of the desert in caves can find people on their own soil where there are cameras and facial recognition software everywhere?
FYI Lee posts here, or used to, and is very litigious
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Might wanna be careful what you say
That being said, only in Louisiana can someone who was accused of manipulating workers comp laws/audits not only become head of the LA contractor board, but now Pres of LSU BoS
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Might wanna be careful what you say
That being said, only in Louisiana can someone who was accused of manipulating workers comp laws/audits not only become head of the LA contractor board, but now Pres of LSU BoS
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The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors website describes member Lee Mallett as a ‘respected businessman’ who has created businesses ‘that support good-paying jobs and give back to the community’ -- but Mallett’s companies have been investigated twice by state agencies in relation to coverage under a state worker’s compensation program.
Mallett, who also serves as chairman of the State License Board of Contractors, owns several manufacturing and construction companies in the Lake Charles area. In 2018, his companies purchased workers compensation insurance through a state created entity, the Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Corporation. The coverage protects workers hurt on the job, as long as their company signs up for coverage and pays a premium.
The premium is based on the salary of each employee.
When applying for the worker’s compensation coverage, one of Mallett’s companies, Progressive Buildings, claimed one employee drove the equivalent of New Orleans to Atlanta every day of the week.
State records obtained by FOX 8 show the company claims it paid the woman about $18,000 in wages and then paid her another $95,000 in mileage reimbursements. That figure is key because the premium paid to the worker’s compensation corporation is based on the employee’s salary, not their other earnings and reimbursements. So in this example, 84 percent of the employee’s total earnings were not included in calculating the premium paid to the state corporation.
The $95,000 in mileage reimbursements to the employee equals about 3,400 miles a week -- equal to the drive from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Tulane Law Professor Joel Friedman reviewed the investigations and said “this could not be by accident.”
In another filing, Progressive Buildings claimed another employee earned $17,000 in wages and $54,000 in mileage reimbursements. The Worker’s Compensation Board found the company paid many clerical workers more in mileage reimbursements than wages.
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re: President Obama condemns EPA’s rollback of endangerment regulation
Posted by stout on 2/12/26 at 6:32 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Obama is so concerned about climate change and glaciers melting that he bought a multi million dollar house by the rising ocean
re: Does Africa have community gathering events?
Posted by stout on 2/12/26 at 5:51 pm to Jack Daniel
They gather and bless the rains down in Africa
Heard it takes a lot to drag people away
Heard it takes a lot to drag people away
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I wonder if it is as dramatic as posted.
It never is
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It's funny because he only assumed that because he saw a bunch of moddle aged white dudes sad about his death.
No it's because JVB made a video calling out the DNC for not having debates
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Posted by stout on 2/12/26 at 5:23 pm
It's OK that the father of six young kids died because he may have supported Trump!
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If tweet fails to load, click here.But muh married women won't be able to vote!
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Mass Illegal Immigration has been going on since Carter Administration. This isn't anything new
Yes no one said otherwise
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Biden having a 'surge'
Biden literally created an app to make it easier and told BP to stand down. Huge difference in people crossing illegally vs being invited in by Biden
Stop being a hack
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Who the frick says "oh, fart nword?"
She was probably quoting a rap song
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This has been going on for 45 years now during every administration.
Look at this idiot hack ignoring the data that shows the huge surge under Biden
re: 12% of all Nicaraguans and 23% of all Mexicans now live in the United States
Posted by stout on 2/12/26 at 7:52 am to the808bass
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The imbalance of economy is too great. A small American salary can make a Central American family rich.
5 years working here and sending their pay back home can set a family up with a great life
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