Antony Davies

@antonydavies

Economist, speaker, author. Co-host of the Words & Numbers Podcast at . Milton Friedman Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education

United States
Vrijeme pridruživanja: ožujak 2009.

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    Name one profession whose members wouldn’t love to have absolute immunity for their misconduct. And many could make at least as strong a case for it. But only prosecutors are above the law when it comes to civil liability. So they’re really into accountability—for everybody else.

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    Adjusting for CBO's historical error, the debt will be almost $50 tr by 2029. If that sounds unbelievable, note that in 2009, the CBO projected that the debt today would be $16 tr. In fact, the debt crossed that mark seven years ago.

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  4. prije 8 sati

    The CBO recently predicted trillion dollar deficits every year for at least the next decade. This week on Words & Numbers, we discuss how the CBO has a track record of painting too rosy a picture of the government's future.

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    Here's a recent interview I did on The Vires in Numeris podcast.

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    The fraction of uninsured Americans today is only slightly lower than it was prior to the Affordable Care Act, but the average health insurance premium is almost double.

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    His budget also contains a $1 trillion deficit. Giving away stuff is easy when you're counting on someone else picking up the tab.

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    5. velj 2019.
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    Criminal justice reform is largely meaningless without ending civil asset forfeiture, charge stacking, and immunity for prosecutors and police.

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    "Real median household income is at the highest level ever." That's correct.

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    "Unemployment among workers without high school diplomas is at an all time low." Technically, not correct. It was lower once before (May 2006) and just as low once (July 2000).

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    If you're interested in learning more about economics and political thought, listen to Words & Numbers podcast on your favorite app, and join us on Words & Numbers Backstage.

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  14. 2. velj

    In protecting all speech, the First Amendment leaves it to the people, not the government, to determine what is misinformation. One would think that a presidential candidate would want to demonstrate to voters that she's read the Constitution.

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  15. 29. sij

    This week on Words & Numbers, philosopher David Schmidtz joins us to talk about equality and justice.

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  16. 29. sij

    “Forgiving" student debt really means forcing people who didn’t go to college to pay for those who did, and forcing people who scrimped and saved for college to pay for those who didn’t.

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    This was one of the most difficult stories I've ever worked on, and not just because it's emotional. Please give it a read.

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    STUDENTS: This free weekend conference will show you American government today through its legal, historical, and philosophical development. Features brilliant speakers like , , among others. Get all the details:

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  20. 23. sij

    "...if consumers demand the privacy that should be accorded free people, we will eventually get it. The open question is whether Apple wants to be the one to provide it."

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