Will Damron
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@wagonweill
AP @ UNC Wilmington. Studying economic history and political economy in the American South. Probably drinking coffee. Davidson ‘17, @yaleeconomics ‘23.
Once a year I get a student asks “why do we need private banks, wouldn’t the govt be more efficient?” Previously I would give a long unconvincing answer like innovations in underwriting etc. This year I asked what they thought about Trump deciding who did and did not get loans.
Sen. Moreno says he wants to codify Trump’s existing tariffs (not emergency or Sec. 122) through a reconciliation bill, which would need 50 votes. He says that revenue could be used in a sweeping bill to make tax cuts on tips, seniors, OT permanent
Crazy what Economics Academia has become of late. To get into a Top 20 PhD program, you need years of work as a Research Assistant for some well known academic in order to get good Letters of Recommendations. For RA Application, you again need Letters of Recommendation. TF is this?
Johnson: I have no intention of getting in the way of President Trump and his administration. He has used the tariff power that he has under Article II. He has not exceeded his authority. There is no reason for the Article I branch to intervene.
