Broback's Blog

“Deserve” is a word I hear frequently from my progressive friends (but rarely/never from an economist). The word is usually conjured up as a straw man argument. “Those millionaires actually believe they deserve that money!” etc. Sometimes it’s used as Robert Reich did here as in the rich “don’t deserve it.” Even in unguarded moments, […]

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I’ve blogged several times about the Gallup Presidential Center site, where viewers can compare the approval levels of any/all post_WW2 presidents for the same point in their presidency. The parallels between Reagan and Obama are striking (both had to contend with really bad economies, and the resulting bad poll numbers) — yet their philosophies toward […]

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Just read an intriguing quote from Richard Morrill, a Seattle demographer and University of Washington geography professor emeritus. Because there is a generation who thinks this kind of stuff matters beyond all else — I encourage all to refer to his impressive academic credentials. Morrill has had stints at several “smart” organizations including Dartmouth, the […]

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