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How to Decrease Geographic Inequality – an Idea
I want people to realize that there is an unprecedented opportunity available to people right now. If you are willing to pay some economic and status costs in the short term you can take advantage of this temporary arbitrage opportunity. Worst case, you can return to your job with a little more energy. Best case? You might stumble upon a way of wor... See more
Paul Millerd • The Great Creator Arbitrage Opportunity | #200 🥳
A place-based intervention that leads to the greater desirability of a place—such as the expansion of transit, the greening of small park spaces, or the creating of a business improvement district—could also foster new housing or condominium developments, which would then increase the population in an area. Yet if an area doesn’t have a school syst
... See moreJohn MacDonald • Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning
Those who do move toward opportunity end up giving back much of their higher productivity in the form of expensive housing and high cost of living.
Matthew Yglesias • The Rent Is Too Damn High: What To Do About It, And Why It Matters More Than You Think
We should go big: No more nudges, no more tinkering, no more underfunding an initiative and then asking why it didn’t work. Ambitious interventions should be funded by progressive tax policies and a redesigned welfare state and delivered in ways that do not sow division among struggling families who should for all intents and purposes be political
... See moreMatthew Desmond • Poverty, by America
In summary, poor people in North America could benefit from all of the following: (1) the ability to work at jobs with living wages, (2) the capacity to manage their money, (3) the opportunity to accumulate wealth, and (4) a greater supply of quality education, housing, and health care at affordable rates.
Brian Fikkert • When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
Jeff’s concern is whether we’ll be able to help workers transition to new jobs. A big question is, who’s responsible to re-train displaced workers?