Following the news surrounding the Silicon Valley Bank?
See Mercatus’ commentary on the SVB’s collapse. (a thread)
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"Americans can enjoy seeing LIV golfers at the Masters while condemning the Saudis’ human rights records. They can also maintain economic relations with China while trying to tackle security concerns posed by Beijing."
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Despite recent attention-grabbing moves by the European Union, nation states remain Europe’s key power centers.
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The service’s ‘civil war’ over how to prepare for a possible conflict with China needs to happen across the other branches as well.
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"To pretend that Social Security and Medicare shouldn't be touched is nothing short of political malpractice. Over the next 30 years, the two programs will run a $116 trillion shortfall."
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"Advocates for housing production... will benefit from familiarizing themselves with the latest housing supply news and findings. As researchers delve deeper into these vital questions, the case for housing abundance only grows stronger."
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A virtual record of American urban history lets us take fascinating, depressing but possibly hopeful trips through America’s downtowns.
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"Tensions are running high after a group of elite players defected from the PGA to LIV, reaping generous offerings despite the Saudi monarchy’s dismal human rights record."
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"More importantly, there must be accountability if regulators seek to use financial services to regulate broader society or suppress speech they dislike. Otherwise, no one is safe from being excluded from the modern economy."
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"We just passed the first anniversary of the repeal of the District of Columbia’s indoor vaccine mandate. It’s worth taking a moment to ponder a basic question: Did it work?"
"The government passed large spending bills in response to the pandemic, but spending remains high today even though the crisis has passed. The ratcheting‐up of spending is evident with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)."
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"The FTC’s decision ignores Illumina’s ability to use its resources to obtain regulatory clearances and bring GRAIL’s test to market more quickly, thereby saving many future lives."
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"The Senate and House have each had their first hearing on SVB and Signature Bank... next come questions for the record from members... if it was me, here is what I would want to know the answer to and documents I would want access to."
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What have we learned from the pandemic?
Check out the research from Mercatus scholars surrounding COVID-19 and our nation’s response.
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"Even with constant attention on inflation and whether the Federal Reserve will bring meaningful relief, it’s interesting that our elected leaders seem unwilling to connect the dots linking politically popular tariffs to higher consumer prices."
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"ADUs are an attractive reform option because these units can rent for hundreds of dollars less than apartments in the same neighborhood... both the overall policy landscape and conditions on the ground can affect the number of ADUs built."
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"[W]hen it comes to policymakers thinking about supply chains more generally, the lesson should be clear: Diversity is good. Don’t put the proverbial eggs in one basket."
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"We're going to have to make some pretty substantial changes to align the benefit promises of these programs w/ projected tax revenue if we want to preserve & retain the types of Social Security & Medicare programs we have." -Charles Blahouse on
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"Politicians today could learn from McGovern's epiphany and honesty. An excessive amount of government will only stifle entrepreneurs and prevent long-term policy goals from ever playing out. It will also get in the way of the government itself."
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"the unwinding of Medicaid enrollment will not result in significant reduction in the number of current beneficiaries...how is it that a country that has achieved such growth in incomes continues to increase enrollment into programs intended for the poor?"
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"This letter is alarmist, and its proposals shouldn’t be considered realistic policy... Given the prominence of its sponsors this letter may only increase the fire behind the moratorium movement. It demands engagement."
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"[T]he new CPTPP, with the UK now on board, will help contain China’s market distortions, which are creating huge problems in the global system."
"From the perspective of making more lower-cost housing feasible to build, the relative importance of legalizing ADUs depends on the suitability of existing single-family houses and lots to accommodate extra units."
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"In the end, the digital asset sector stands to benefit from the recent turbulence by learning from market discipline, something which the traditional banking sector has systematically escaped over the years due to regulatory and political bailouts."
"With the avian flu hitting the United States, egg supply has been constrained and prices have increased. There is little international trade in fresh eggs, leaving little room for imports to fill the gap."
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"If getting TAA up and running again means that the administration will get back to fighting for more market access abroad..., then it might be a good deal for U.S. businesses, workers and taxpayers."
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"Perhaps it is time for a fundamental rethink of how America conducts its fiscal policy... a solution that institutionalizes a monetary dominant regime: fiscal behavior that is compatible with an inflation-targeting monetary policy."
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"[M]uch remains to be learned about policy environments that facilitate ADU construction under different market conditions. Here, we lay some groundwork for analysis under a variety of legal environments."
Perhaps the greatest lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is that we have still have much to research about our public health response in order to better respond to the next crisis.
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"As a political document, the White House’s Medicare framework sets the country back by making it less likely the parties can cooperate on much-needed reforms. It’s a shell game, with American voters as the mark."
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"Monetary policy should provide a stable framework for the operation of a market economy by concentrating on the maintenance of price stability."
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"The argument that China is going to eat our lunch with its industrial policy and big spending will be hard to make in the coming years."
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"Politicians today could learn from McGovern's epiphany and honesty. An excessive amount of government will only stifle entrepreneurs and prevent long-term policy goals from ever playing out. It will also get in the way of the government itself."
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"In this policy brief, we focus on New Hampshire’s 2017 law that requires localities to permit accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction."
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Federal regulators "have a lot of work on their plate" in the wake of the SVB fallout, says during an interview on .
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“Change is inevitable... The outstanding question is whether change will be tolerably gradual, or instead highly damaging because it is too long delayed.” - Charles Blahous
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"Amid this housing shortage & accompanying affordability problems, state policymakers are increasingly setting limits on the extent to which local policymakers can block housing construction."
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"Innovation policy, in agriculture... needs to consider how the incentives of regulatory bureaucrats differ from those in private industry & account for how to keep policy nimble. Otherwise we’ll keep falling for false transitions..."
Some key takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic now that we are three years out:
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Delighted to have on the show this week to talk about the federal budget and changes needed to put the trajectory of federal debt on a sustainable path. (1/6)
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