Attention Economy


Monday, August 29, 2022

Politics and Economics

Biden’s Big Dreams Meet the Limits of ‘Imperfect’ Tools
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/27/us/politics/biden-student-loans.html
The student loan plan is the latest example of Democrats practicing the art of the possible on the nation’s most pressing economic challenges and ending up with risky or patchwork solutions.
Related:
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/08/25/biden-spends-hundreds-of-billions-on-reducing-student-loan-debt
 
American cities want rent control to rein in housing costs
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/08/25/american-cities-want-rent-control-to-rein-in-housing-costs
Economists still think they are a bad idea
 
How to avoid energy rationing
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/08/25/how-to-avoid-energy-rationing