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Professor @UMichEcon & @FordSchool | @NYTimes contributor | Senior Fellow @BrookingsInst & @PIIE | Intro Econ textbook author | Think Like an Economist podcast

Ann Arbor, MI
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    Justin Wolfers‏Verified account @JustinWolfers 15 Apr 2017

    The federal government is an insurance company with an army... https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-100-of-your-taxes-are-spent-8-cents-on-national-parks-and-15-on-medicare-1492175921 …pic.twitter.com/O0jY8MmAq6

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      1. Juice Fong‏ @jgfong 15 Apr 2017
        Replying to @JustinWolfers

        Would that sliver of Affordable Care Act subsidies also count towards insurance?

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      2. Dan‏ @DanHirschberg 15 Apr 2017
        Replying to @jessbrassi @JustinWolfers

        Interest gets paid to holders of Treasury bonds. It's not 100% financed by new Treasury bonds.

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      2. Angela Marx |  👠 #WarrenDemocrat  😷‏ @AngieinWAState 15 Apr 2017
        Replying to @JustinWolfers

        Stop trying to view government through a business lens. They are two entirely different sorts of entities.

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      3. Matchu‏ @habeuskirkus 15 Apr 2017
        Replying to @AngieinWAState @JustinWolfers

        Yea jeez Dr of Econ, stop looking at things through a business lens! 😂

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      1. Paul Meisel‏ @PaulMeisel 15 Apr 2017
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        I'm surprised anybody is surprised by this. Been that way for decades.

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      2. Erion Shehaj‏ @invarchitect 15 Apr 2017
        Replying to @JustinWolfers

        I think you meant "entitlement" company with an army

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      3. M.F.D‏ @MeganFDunn 15 Apr 2017
        Replying to @invarchitect @JustinWolfers

        No. Entitlements are benefits you need not pay into, only qualify for like SNAP. They are small share of fed budget. 1/2

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      1. Josh Harvey‏ @joshmh 15 Apr 2017
        Replying to @JustinWolfers @hamandcheese

        That's not how insurance works.

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      1. Scott Le Vine‏ @scottericlevine 15 Apr 2017
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        ...an army, & a #PrintingPress. #ZIRP @DiMartinoBooth @dlacalle_IA

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