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added by Mark Fishman and · updated 2y ago
added by Mark Fishman and · updated 2y ago
The FDA has continually slow-walked the approval of rapid tests for development. The Trump administration was utterly uninterested in any COVID policy outside the vaccines.
Tom So added 2y ago
Zoom out, and you can see that scarcity has been the story of the whole pandemic response. In early 2020, Americans were told to not wear masks, because we apparently didn’t have enough to go around. Last year, Americans were told to not get booster shots, because we apparently didn’t have enough to go around. Today, we’re worried about people usin
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The FDA has continually slow-walked the approval of rapid tests for development. The Trump administration was utterly uninterested in any COVID policy outside the vaccines.
Tom So added 2y ago
Mark Fishman added 2y ago
Mark Fishman added 2y ago
Mark Fishman added 2y ago
Mark Fishman added 2y ago
high-skill immigration, since foreign-born geniuses starting American companies—in green energy, yes, but also in software and beyond—is perhaps the greatest free lunch in all of economics.
Tom So added 2y ago