You are white— yet a part of me, as I am a part of you.
This reminds me of In Lakesh. Does it matter that he identifies the instructor as white? Is that important in the greater context of the statement?
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- Mar 2021
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www.poetryfoundation.org www.poetryfoundation.org
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- Apr 2018
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www.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com
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Bloomberg View economics columnist Tyler Cowen and Noah Smith met online to debate what’s different now.
If possible, you may want to watch this video about fiscal policy: https://youtu.be/O_TjBNjc9Bo. It will give you a better understanding of the problems with US debt accumulated through expansionary fiscal policy.
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- Jun 2017
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www.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com
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A significant proportion of recent economic growth has relied on borrowed money -- today standing at a dizzying 325 percent of global gross domestic product.
It is hard to use Keynesian fiscal policy when there is no ability for people to borrow.
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- Nov 2016
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www.integrallife.com www.integrallife.com
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We now know that Trump won because he effectively spoke to the massive grievances of the White Working Class ("WWC"), and he effectively exploited the enthusiasm problem of his opponent through a very smart, targeted and portentous voter-suppression campaign fueled by social media tools.
This is an overly broad assessment of why Trump won. Here is a better, more complex and nuanced assessment.
We need to move beyond the mechanics of economics (based on "positive" economic questions, questions which don't dig into the moral aspects of our decisions). Perhaps the most important question we can ask is, "Because we can, should we?"
The remainder of the article is solid on the issue of economic growth. Growth is dependent on technology, and increases in the quantity and/or quality of the factors of production.
You should also check out this article, which addresses the results of the potential hostility toward Trump supporters.
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