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October 26, 2025
the dual mandate
October 26, 2025
All We Need to Know About a Universal Basic Income

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, the Universal Basic Income inspires recipients more than targeted giving.

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February 19, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending recipients
February 19, 2025
The States That Give and Get the Most From the Federal Government

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June 25, 2023
superrich
June 25, 2023
Why Billionaires Are Not What They Used To Be

Although our opinion of billionaires seems to be slipping into negative territory, still we are conflicted.

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May 18, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
May 18, 2023
Why a Baby Needs a Bond

Looking at wealth distribution in the United States, we can see why Connecticut has a new Baby Bond program.

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February 17, 2023
biased tariffs
February 17, 2023
How Underwear Tariffs Are Biased

Rarely neutral, biased taxes are examples of public policies that disadvantage specific groups like women and low income households.

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May 2, 2022
student loan story
May 2, 2022
Student Loan Debate Dilemmas

Misleading when we just look at $50,000 or $10,000, the student loan debate takes us to a long and complicated cost and benefit list.

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October 29, 2021
universal basic income (UBI)
October 29, 2021
Taking a Look at Universal Basic Income

With Chicago announcing the newest universal basic income program, we have some answers about the chance for success from Stockton CA.

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June 9, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
June 9, 2020
Where a Universal Basic Income Was Successful

An idea that has been around for hundreds of years, the universal basic income has only recently become an experiment in Stockton, California.

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September 12, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and government shutdown
September 12, 2017
What Technology Entrepreneurs Want From Government

With Silicon Valley being called a massive ATM, researchers looked at the opinions of elite technology entrepreneurs to see their political influence.

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February 6, 2017
guaranteed basic income from Congress
February 6, 2017
Should Everyone Get a Basic Income?

For different reasons, a guaranteed basic income appeals to liberals and conservatives but few people appear ready to vote for it.

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February 21, 2015
The econlife.com Weekly Roundup
February 21, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Playing Monopoly to Flying Drones

Our everyday economics includes BRICs & MINTs, supply, monopoly, tradeoffs, economic consensus, innovation, property rights, redistribution, fertility rate.

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February 19, 2015
Everyday economics and Aging populations and birth rates
February 19, 2015
Part 1: What To Do When More People Are Old

As population shifts, developed nations will have redistribution decisions as the proportion of the non-working aged and the young need more labor income.

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