Dan Ingberman
@economicsman.bsky.social
Economist/guitarist/songwriter.
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Dan Ingberman
@economicsman.bsky.social
· Feb 16
The Great And Magnificent One is moving quickly to neuter Congress and the courts. Since Big Brother pacifies Oceania only with perpetual war, I'm at least half-expecting a Wag The Dog moment.
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How To Talk To White Men
Word Salad 101
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Read it all.
The Soylent Green Party
Not to give the GOP any ideas
open.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Gift. "“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it ... [called the package a ] massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill...In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.”"
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Elon Musk Calls Trump Megabill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’
The former White House cost-cutting czar stepped up his criticism of the tax-and-spending bill just as the Senate is trying to quickly pass the measure and get it signed into law by July 4.
www.wsj.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Gift. "“Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it ... [called the package a ] massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill...In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people.”"
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Don't mess with the dollar. Dangerous. Gift/free. www.barrons.com/articles/us-...
What Is the ‘Revenge Tax’ in Trump Tax Bill—and How It Could Pummel the Dollar
A section of the tax and spending bill would allow the government to apply new taxes on foreign investment from countries deemed to have unfair tax schedules of their own.
www.barrons.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Don't mess with the dollar. Dangerous. Gift/free. www.barrons.com/articles/us-...
"Many are not motivated by hate, but by fear. Not by ideology, but by grievance. And if we treat them only as bigots or fools, we abandon the very democratic values we claim to defend."
They Warned Us in 1945: Fascism in America Would Look Like Patriotism
How MAGA Became the Psychological Blueprint They Described
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Many are not motivated by hate, but by fear. Not by ideology, but by grievance. And if we treat them only as bigots or fools, we abandon the very democratic values we claim to defend."
Gift. Taste: "Congressional Republicans spent years investigating Hunter Biden...cash flow was a tiny fraction of that of Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Jared Kushner, [but] Republicans have shown no appetite for looking into the current presidential family’s finances."
As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Gift. Taste: "Congressional Republicans spent years investigating Hunter Biden...cash flow was a tiny fraction of that of Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Jared Kushner, [but] Republicans have shown no appetite for looking into the current presidential family’s finances."
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Have foot, will shoot. Taste: "Rubio...message to students...aren’t welcome
...
This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
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This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
America Turns Its Back on the World
Blocking foreign students is an act of self-destruction — and self-betrayal
open.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Have foot, will shoot. Taste: "Rubio...message to students...aren’t welcome
...
This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
...
This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
Have foot, will shoot. Taste: "Rubio...message to students...aren’t welcome
...
This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
...
This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
America Turns Its Back on the World
Blocking foreign students is an act of self-destruction — and self-betrayal
open.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Have foot, will shoot. Taste: "Rubio...message to students...aren’t welcome
...
This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
...
This is madness even in purely economic terms.
We don’t often think of education as a major U.S. export, but it is. International students typically pay full tuition and require little or no financial aid."
What message do you think people -- citizens, residents, and folks in foreign countries -- will take from what has been happening?
Free/gift/read it all.
Free/gift/read it all.
Opinion | The ‘Recklessness Itself Sends a Message’: 35 Legal Experts Assess Trump’s Return
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What message do you think people -- citizens, residents, and folks in foreign countries -- will take from what has been happening?
Free/gift/read it all.
Free/gift/read it all.
Free/gift.
Opinion | 100 Days. That’s All It Took to Sever America From the World.
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Free/gift.
It is all a show. Trump won't bite the hand that feeds him, and Putin knows it. So, to continue with his destruction of everything that made the US unique and "great" among nations, Putin's next move is to humiliate Trump.
Read it all. Gift. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
Read it all. Gift. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
Trump Condemns Putin’s Killings in Ukraine, but Doesn’t Make Him Pay a Price
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It is all a show. Trump won't bite the hand that feeds him, and Putin knows it. So, to continue with his destruction of everything that made the US unique and "great" among nations, Putin's next move is to humiliate Trump.
Read it all. Gift. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
Read it all. Gift. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
When the rate of economic growth exceeds the interest rate on government debt, deficits don't matter.
But the tariffs and budget-busting tax cuts reduce expected US growth and cause interest rates to rise -- reflecting future inflation and the risk of US default -- so that, now deficits do matter.
But the tariffs and budget-busting tax cuts reduce expected US growth and cause interest rates to rise -- reflecting future inflation and the risk of US default -- so that, now deficits do matter.
The Debt Is About to Matter Again
When interest rates outpace growth, very bad things can happen.
www.theatlantic.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
When the rate of economic growth exceeds the interest rate on government debt, deficits don't matter.
But the tariffs and budget-busting tax cuts reduce expected US growth and cause interest rates to rise -- reflecting future inflation and the risk of US default -- so that, now deficits do matter.
But the tariffs and budget-busting tax cuts reduce expected US growth and cause interest rates to rise -- reflecting future inflation and the risk of US default -- so that, now deficits do matter.
Read it all. Only an idiot would think this was a good idea or an appropriate use of the pardon power. Sorry to anyone who finds that truthful assessment to be insulting.
Another Indefensible Trump Pardon
The president’s use of the power, which he deployed again over the weekend, is legal. It’s also a grave threat to the rule of law.
open.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Read it all. Only an idiot would think this was a good idea or an appropriate use of the pardon power. Sorry to anyone who finds that truthful assessment to be insulting.
"Elections have consequences...just enough Americans stayed home, or bought fake concerns about Biden’s economy, or wanted a change.
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He is literally on a revenge tour and abusing the powers of the presidency."
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He is literally on a revenge tour and abusing the powers of the presidency."
Stand Up to the Bully
It's Donald Trump versus the United States, and it's up to us to make sure he doesn't win.
open.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"Elections have consequences...just enough Americans stayed home, or bought fake concerns about Biden’s economy, or wanted a change.
...
He is literally on a revenge tour and abusing the powers of the presidency."
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He is literally on a revenge tour and abusing the powers of the presidency."
Weaponization of government, indeed. Gift/free.
If Justice Dept. Can’t Prosecute Trump’s Foes, It Will ‘Shame’ Them, Official Says
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Weaponization of government, indeed. Gift/free.
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To honor the memory of all veterans, we on E Street remember this live performance of "The Wall" — filmed in 2014 and dedicated to veterans, friends, inspirations and a bandmate lost too soon: Ray and Walter Cichon as well as The Castiles' drummer, Bart Haynes.
Bruce Springsteen- "The Wall" (Charlotte, NC 04/19/14)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
May 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
To honor the memory of all veterans, we on E Street remember this live performance of "The Wall" — filmed in 2014 and dedicated to veterans, friends, inspirations and a bandmate lost too soon: Ray and Walter Cichon as well as The Castiles' drummer, Bart Haynes.
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Taste: "JD and Trump were raising their voices, shouting at Zelensky as though it was his fault Russia illegally invaded his nation, and Ukraine had failed to use diplomacy to avoid it, just as Poland had failed to use diplomacy against the Nazis. Haven’t we learned anything from history?"
It's A Trap
For my fellow Star Wars kids
open.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Taste: "JD and Trump were raising their voices, shouting at Zelensky as though it was his fault Russia illegally invaded his nation, and Ukraine had failed to use diplomacy to avoid it, just as Poland had failed to use diplomacy against the Nazis. Haven’t we learned anything from history?"
Gift. Read it all. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard?
The order against foreign students turns away the world’s brightest.
www.wsj.com
May 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Gift. Read it all. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Read it all. Gift. "Over the past four months, the legal world — and the country — has been plunged into chaos, and the Supreme Court bears a heavy dose of responsibility."
Opinion | Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power?
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Read it all. Gift. "Over the past four months, the legal world — and the country — has been plunged into chaos, and the Supreme Court bears a heavy dose of responsibility."
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Donate to Help while my son recovers from a fall and losing childcare., organized by Anthony Ysaguirre
My family is in trying times, by far the scariest thing I’ve … Anthony Ysaguirre needs your support for Help while my son recovers from a fall and losing childcare.
gofund.me
May 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Any help to these folks will be gratefully accepted. gofund.me/9e5fe2c3
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He is not the first, but arguably the worst. Read it all. Gift/free.
Opinion | Trump Isn’t the First Politician to Sell the Office
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
He is not the first, but arguably the worst. Read it all. Gift/free.
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Call your representative. Don't emasculate the courts.
The hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king
Don’t let this happen
open.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Call your representative. Don't emasculate the courts.