As I’ve argued for some time, when considering economic policy we should care most about the poor and least skilled. The wealthy and talented will do fine no matter the policy settings. The good news is that over the past year, the US economy has been delivering substantial wage gains to these groups, well ahead […]
Archives for January 2020
How business leaders helped save New Zealand from socialism—Lessons for Washington State
<Speech delivered to the Executive Business Roundtable of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce on January 9, 2020 at the Overlake Golf and Country Club, Medina, WA.> It’s an honor to be speaking here. The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and other groups like it are important institutions for advocating on behalf of businesses and advancing policy […]
RIP Lime bikes—another case study in Seattle City Council regulatory incompetence
News out just before Christmas that Lime has pulled its e-bikes from Seattle means that Uber (with its Jump brand) now has a monopoly on bike sharing in the city. This follows the departure of Ofo in the summer of 2018 after the city raised its annual fee for operators to $250,000, far above what […]