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The (relative) unimportance of inequality

January 30, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

The topic of income inequality has received a lot of media attention, primarily because it has been a feature of president Obama’s recent speeches, including this week’s State of the Union.  It’s a shame, because as a metric it’s pretty lousy for both determining sound policy prescriptions and measuring their success. It’s easy to illustrate […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: inequality, minimum wage

Who killed bipartisanship in Washington DC?

January 13, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr 1 Comment

Democrat Patty Murray, one of my own senators, and Republican Paul Ryan showed some rare leadership in negotiating a bipartisan budget that passed both houses of congress in December.  It was far from a perfect piece of legislation and it was done under duress.  However, it provides an example of the sort of leadership Washington […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: amendment, capitol hill, committee, house, kimberly strassel, politics, senate, wall street journal

Minimum wage raises hurt the poor and unemployed

January 6, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr 4 Comments

Minimum wages are back in the headlines as a result of initiatives in states, proposals in some cities, as well as efforts by President Obama to raise the federal rate. The way to think about whether or not raising the minimum wage is a good idea is to consider who is supposed to benefit from […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: economics, employment, inequality, minimum wage, paul krugman, poor, president obama, sea-tac, seattle

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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