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What point do you think you're making? How does 2008 vs 2012 change my point that "large parts of NY used to be blue, but recently switched red, showing that some voters can cross over"
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What point do you think you're making? How does 2008 vs 2012 change my point that "large parts of NY used to be blue, but recently switched red, showing that some voters can cross over"
There was a ~12 point swing from 2012 to 2024 in NY. Why wouldn't we assume some of those folks would come back in this example?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
September 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There was a ~12 point swing from 2012 to 2024 in NY. Why wouldn't we assume some of those folks would come back in this example?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
Home prices dropped significantly during the great recession because many people took mortgages they couldn't afford (banks loosened lending standards in 2000s). People tried to sell their houses in financial distress. People's mortgages are much more conservative now
May 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Home prices dropped significantly during the great recession because many people took mortgages they couldn't afford (banks loosened lending standards in 2000s). People tried to sell their houses in financial distress. People's mortgages are much more conservative now
Why would raising interest rates cause a housing crash this time? Inventory is low, and most people have low rates locked in or fully own their home.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
May 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Why would raising interest rates cause a housing crash this time? Inventory is low, and most people have low rates locked in or fully own their home.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
Obama made a grave mistake when he turned a blind eye to Bush's crimes www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Obama made a grave mistake when he turned a blind eye to Bush's crimes www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
It's pretty wild that you think that housing affordability has drastically improved. You don't think that housing center at Harvard would point out in their 2024 annual housing affordability report that recent changes improved affordability? 2025 update. www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-....
April 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's pretty wild that you think that housing affordability has drastically improved. You don't think that housing center at Harvard would point out in their 2024 annual housing affordability report that recent changes improved affordability? 2025 update. www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-....
I posted the link. Click it before making a fool of yourself. It's Harvard's annual report from 2024. We're 3 months into 2025
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I posted the link. Click it before making a fool of yourself. It's Harvard's annual report from 2024. We're 3 months into 2025
It's not much of a mixed bag -- it's simply bad on net; cost burden increased for homeowners and renters and hit record highs
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
April 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's not much of a mixed bag -- it's simply bad on net; cost burden increased for homeowners and renters and hit record highs
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nation...
Housing has gotten a lot less affordable over the last 5 years. Currently, the median housing cost requires 47% of median income. From Atlanta Fed.
It's great if you own a home you want to stay in. Not so great if you wanted to buy or move.
www.atlantafed.org/research/dat...
It's great if you own a home you want to stay in. Not so great if you wanted to buy or move.
www.atlantafed.org/research/dat...
April 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Housing has gotten a lot less affordable over the last 5 years. Currently, the median housing cost requires 47% of median income. From Atlanta Fed.
It's great if you own a home you want to stay in. Not so great if you wanted to buy or move.
www.atlantafed.org/research/dat...
It's great if you own a home you want to stay in. Not so great if you wanted to buy or move.
www.atlantafed.org/research/dat...
Not really. Point from the beginning: ACA was a significant accomplishment that's worth vigorously defending, and to talk like it's NOT a significant achievement is nonsensical and counterproductive. ACA was a major improvement, but we need to do more.
March 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Not really. Point from the beginning: ACA was a significant accomplishment that's worth vigorously defending, and to talk like it's NOT a significant achievement is nonsensical and counterproductive. ACA was a major improvement, but we need to do more.
I wish he would have fought instead. But former OMB made the same point.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I wish he would have fought instead. But former OMB made the same point.
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You're kind of explaining Hyman Minsky's theory, but correlating democratic leadership to those moments of prosperous stability
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_M...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_M...
February 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
You're kind of explaining Hyman Minsky's theory, but correlating democratic leadership to those moments of prosperous stability
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_M...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_M...
You tried to tell 'em x.com/whstancil/st...
February 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
You tried to tell 'em x.com/whstancil/st...
Right wing media hammered immigration int NYC, especially the NY Post. Immigration + high publicity of violent crime (despite low incidence rates). Note how NYPost changed their time on crime now that Trump is in office www.nytimes.com/article/nyc-...
February 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Right wing media hammered immigration int NYC, especially the NY Post. Immigration + high publicity of violent crime (despite low incidence rates). Note how NYPost changed their time on crime now that Trump is in office www.nytimes.com/article/nyc-...
Ok, except that it worked? www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/s...
January 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ok, except that it worked? www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/s...
Any data support AIP is steady? From Vanguard analysis: 52% of retirees relocate over a 10 year period. New surveys suggest a nearly 30 point decrease in intended mobility. corporate.vanguard.com/content/dam/...
December 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Any data support AIP is steady? From Vanguard analysis: 52% of retirees relocate over a 10 year period. New surveys suggest a nearly 30 point decrease in intended mobility. corporate.vanguard.com/content/dam/...
His newsletter makes $800k+ in annual subscriptions. That's a lot of people that not only want to hear from him, but will pay to hear from him. Hope this helps!
December 13, 2024 at 1:14 AM
His newsletter makes $800k+ in annual subscriptions. That's a lot of people that not only want to hear from him, but will pay to hear from him. Hope this helps!
Most people are healthy & primary care checkups are free -- the most commonly used service. People still have problems with their insurance (58% had a problem in last year). It is not rare. People that need to use their insurance like it less. www.kff.org/private-insu...
December 8, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Most people are healthy & primary care checkups are free -- the most commonly used service. People still have problems with their insurance (58% had a problem in last year). It is not rare. People that need to use their insurance like it less. www.kff.org/private-insu...
Important qualifying point about satisfaction today from Zeynep: satisfaction is lower when people actually try to use their insurance @zey.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
December 7, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Important qualifying point about satisfaction today from Zeynep: satisfaction is lower when people actually try to use their insurance @zey.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
IG was acquired in 2012. It had photos with a few filters & 30M users. No videos. It didn't make money. They have 2.4b users today. What acquisitions drove this growth? Meanwhile, Meta profit:
m.macrotrends.net/stocks/chart...
m.macrotrends.net/stocks/chart...
November 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM
IG was acquired in 2012. It had photos with a few filters & 30M users. No videos. It didn't make money. They have 2.4b users today. What acquisitions drove this growth? Meanwhile, Meta profit:
m.macrotrends.net/stocks/chart...
m.macrotrends.net/stocks/chart...
IDK, they seem to be doing "ok"
November 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
IDK, they seem to be doing "ok"