July 01, 2021

01 Julio 2021

The issue is not building passenger lines from New York to Fairbanks, it’s about connecting cities that actually are reasonably close to together.

• InequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

When We Keep Giving Money to Rich People, Why Are We Surprised by Inequality?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 28, 2021

28 Junio 2021

I’m one of those old-fashion sorts who thinks it’s simpler just not to give them all the money in the first place. Here again is my short list of ways to not give so much money to rich people.

• COVID-19Coronavirus

Is Indonesia a Pandemic Basket Case?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 25, 2021

25 Junio 2021

Unfortunately, the piece does not put any of this in a context that is likely to make it meaningful to most NYT readers.

• Affordable Care ActEnvironmentFinancial Transaction TaxGlobalization and TradeGlobalización y comercio

The Bitcoin Transactions Tax

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 23, 2021

23 Junio 2021

The Bitcoin market gives a great laboratory for experimenting with financial transactions taxes.

My Thoughts on What Biden and the Dems Can Do

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 22, 2021

22 Junio 2021

It's short and relatively painless.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Job Growth and Temporary Layoffs

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 19, 2021

19 Junio 2021

Now that the number of people on temporary layoffs has fallen sharply, it is highly unlikely that we will see job gains over, or even near, 1 million a month.

• InequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Biden, China, and the New Cold War

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 16, 2021

16 Junio 2021

It is not clear that we should all eagerly follow the path that President Biden seems to be outlining with regard to China.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

William Cohan Predicts Disaster from Low Interest Rates: Yes, We Have Seen This Movie Before

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 15, 2021

15 Junio 2021

There apparently is a big market for this stuff, but this is little reason to take it seriously.

• InequalityLa Desigualdad

What’s the Difference Between a Waitress and a Private Equity Partner? (Their Tax Rate)

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 12, 2021

12 Junio 2021

The ostensible rationale for allowing PE partners to pay a lower tax rate on their carried interest is that these payments involve risk.

How Does Bloated CEO Pay Maximize Shareholder Value? One of the Great Mysteries of the World

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 11, 2021

11 Junio 2021

We have a story where the shareholders explicitly rejected a CEO pay package and voted to remove the director most responsible for the pay package. But . . .