Mike Makowsky is here to violently equivocate
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Professor of Economics at Clemson University Crime, Political Economy, Religion #COYS Ramblings @ https://t.co/2hSo0X26Ej
Joined May 2009
I was given the opportunity to lay out a proposal to end law enforcement as a system of taxation by the good folks at @hamiltonproj and @BrookingsInst, which you can read here:. . So let's get into it, shall we?. 1/18.
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In this paper Michael Makowsky of Clemson University describes how the reliance of local governments on fees, fines, and asset forfeiture for revenue generation shapes law enforcement activities....
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Question for RCT people: do you register your pilot studies or just the main/full trials after you've worked out the kinks?.
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RT @Noahpinion: Trump is basically asserting that he has the power to arrest and deport anyone -- even a U.S. citizen -- and immediately se….
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Sadly, we were warned.
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RT @wwwojtekk: Everything about these tariffs was stupid, and everyone who defended it is economically illiterate, an opportunist or a moro….
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RT @ryancbriggs: About 9 years ago my son was born. On our first day home and his third day of life he spiked a high fever and we rushed hi….
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RT @jenniferdoleac: Academic job market candidates:. Did you know you can "make your own post-doc" by applying for external research fundin….
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RT @C_vom_lehn: 🚨 New Paper 🚨. "Structural Change in Production Networks and Economic Growth" (with @nichiflu and Aspen Gorry). Production….
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Same handle, fewer followers, better vibes.
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I'm getting ready to shut this down. If any of you want to follow me over on the other site, I promise my brand of intermittent mediocrity will remain intact.
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Can there be a better reason to head to the other site?.
hey here’s a guy bragging about getting paid to incite a pogrom against innocent Haitian immigrants. now, I can’t properly post what I think should be done to someone like that.
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RT @noahpasaran: hey here’s a guy bragging about getting paid to incite a pogrom against innocent Haitian immigrants. now, I can’t properly….
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RT @AA_Millsap: I heard something the other day that stuck with me—every year there’s a draft for human capital and America has the first 1….
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RT @dieworkwear: Some misinformation in today's US presidential debate about who bears the cost of tariffs. So let's talk about how tariffs….
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RT @omzidar: The discussions of unrealized capital gains for the very rich (ie those with wealth exceeding $100M) are often missing a key f….
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RT @jasonfurman: Hopefully last words on capital gains taxes. The platonic ideal in standard tax theory is:. 1. Do not tax the normal retu….
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RT @AlecStapp: Low-hanging fruit to reduce housing costs for Americans:. Stop imposing tariffs on raw materials from our closest allies. ht….
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RT @MaxGhenis: Real net worth per capita of the bottom 50% was flat from 1989 to 2019, but since then it's grown an average of 13% per year….
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RT @petergklein: I don't disagree with the spirit of this thread but Milgram almost certainly misreported his findings. As with the Stanfor….
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