Gary Winslett ๐๐บ๐ธ
@garywinslett
@Middlebury Prof + IPE Director. Sr Advisor @ProgressChamber Democratic Cost-of-Living Agenda. Studies the politics of trade and the tech sector. YIMBY. ๐ ๐ฆ
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https://garywinslett.com/ 27-07-2015 16:59:22
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I know that to economists this is all well-trod ground, but much of the general public is in denial about the looming Social Security shortfall. Kite & Key Media has a great new video explaining the scale of the problem. kiteandkeymedia.com/videos/can-socโฆ
Some on the left donโt *want* there to be a technological solution to climate change. They think people should live more simply + more equally and hope to use climate change to force people to do that. Some on the right dislike literally anything like solar thatโs left-coded. 1/3
On the left-right spectrum, I think of myself as pretty moderate, but if you look at it in terms of James Pethokoukis โฉ๏ธโคด๏ธ Up Wing/Down Wing spectrum, Iโm about as radically Up Wing as it gets. The package of technology, globalization, growth, and capitalism is a miracle in my eyes.