7/17/2022 links
1: We lost the lead on 5G because of one green card
Divyansh Kaushik@dkaushik96
We blew our ability to lead in the development of and setting standards for the 5G technology… by not granting **ONE** Green Card.
Imagine all the technology we’re saying goodbye to by not retaining the foreign STEM talent trained at US universities.
foreignpolicy.com/2022/07/16/imm…
1:46 PM · Jul 17, 2022
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2: MMT is BS
Jason Furman@jasonfurman
One criticism of MMT is that it does not have testable predictions. Increasingly it seems as if it does advance two testable (and tested) hypotheses:
1. Cutting interest rates reduces inflation
2. Well-designed government spending increases reduces inflation
4:56 PM · Jul 17, 2022
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3: Progressives are on a different planet from Hispanic working class voters
Patrick Ruffini@PatrickRuffini
Great breakdown by Ruy Teixeira on @EchelonInsights’s four quadrants.
Progressives are on a different planet from Hispanics and working class voters. theliberalpatriot.substack.com/p/working-clas…
10:10 PM · Jul 14, 2022
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