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@LunchbucketEcon
Older than dirt with a good memory. Wheaton Grad, Neoclassical economic troglodyte, street level economic observer AA prof. Human rights begin in utero












I don’t think people have fully absorbed just how big the declines in student enrollment are going to be. Eight states are projected to experience DOUBLE DIGIT declines by 2031.





Reading scores, 3rd graders to 8th graders, 2015 to 2025. This is a national tragedy.

It's so painfully obvious that grad schools did not need to charge so much tuition. They did it because they could. And with new loan limits, they no longer can. merage.uci.edu/landing-pages/…

Whatever you do, don't notice this.



Debt by itself is a lousy guide. A $500,000 mortgage can be manageable or terrifying depending on salary, rates, and future earnings. Same with countries: the real question isn’t “how much debt?” but “can they carry it?”

UN Climate Panel Quietly Admits Its Doomsday Climate Scenarios Were 'Implausible' green.zh.dev.favish.com/weather/un-cli…











