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The Nationalization of Boeing Begins

BIG by Matt Stoller • 43431 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
💼 Business Management Labor relations Government intervention Corporate culture Financial impact
  1. There is growing discontent and criticism towards Boeing's management from various stakeholders like Wall Street, labor unions, customers, and regulators.
  2. Major Boeing customers like Alaska Airlines and United Airlines are publicly holding Boeing accountable for quality issues and demanding reimbursement, indicating a significant shift in the industry's code of silence about problems.
  3. The government, particularly the FAA, has taken actions against Boeing and is showing signs of increasing regulation, potentially leading towards a moment where Boeing's management structure may face significant changes.

How minimum prices for ride-sharing can be counterproductive

DYNOMIGHT INTERNET NEWSLETTER • 937 implied HN points • 02 Jan 25
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Economic Policy Labor Rights Government intervention
  1. When minimum prices are set for things like rides, it can actually make drivers wait around more without getting paid, which ends up lowering how often they drive.
  2. Even if the pay seems higher, drivers may not earn more overall because they spend less time actually working when demand drops due to higher prices.
  3. In the end, customers often pay more and get fewer rides, which doesn't help anyone in the long run; it's like paying drivers to do nothing while traffic increases.

Florida Dem Congresspeople To Biden: Block Trans License Ban With Real ID Act

Erin In The Morning • 5935 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Transgender rights Legislation Discrimination Equality Government intervention
  1. Florida Democrats urge Biden to use Real ID Act to block ban on trans driver's license changes.
  2. Florida implemented measures banning gender marker changes on driver's licenses for transgender individuals.
  3. Biden's administration can use the Real ID Act to protect transgender individuals facing discrimination in various states.

✨ Daron Acemoglu: too much faith in government, too little in markets (and AI)

Faster, Please! • 731 implied HN points • 18 Oct 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Economic Policy Labor Market Technology impact Education reform Government intervention
  1. Daron Acemoglu identified three major challenges for the American economy: aging population, artificial intelligence, and deglobalization. These issues can disrupt the job market and create labor shortages.
  2. Investing in worker skills and adaptability is crucial to meet these challenges. This includes better training and support for all workers, not just focusing on traditional manufacturing jobs.
  3. Acemoglu suggests that the government should promote technologies that help workers rather than just automate jobs. This involves creating new federal programs to enhance worker productivity and prepare for future labor needs.

Passing the Peak, or: The Great Correction

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 146 implied HN points • 25 Nov 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Political Behavior Policy Analysis Public Opinion Government intervention Crisis Management
  1. Modern liberal democracies often react to issues with heightened emotion and hysteria. This can lead to many government interventions that might not be effective in solving the actual problems.
  2. Over time, people's attention on issues wanes, and the original concerns often fade away, leaving behind new laws and bureaucracy without significant change.
  3. Inertial politics affects everyday life, focusing on issues like health and safety or humanitarianism. It often starts with a strong emotional appeal that encourages people to act based on a sense of urgency.
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Why Should Government Solve This Problem?

Points And Figures • 453 implied HN points • 13 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government intervention NCAA Public Policy
  1. College athletics is undergoing a major transformation due to changes like the transfer portal and name, image, likeness (NIL) rules.
  2. Coaches like Nick Saban are important figures in guiding the future of college sports amid these changes.
  3. The author questions the need for government intervention in the evolving college athletic marketplace and advocates for letting the free market and NCAA adapt on their own.

Spatial vs Temporal Externalities

Maximum Progress • 412 implied HN points • 01 Nov 23
💼 Business Government intervention Externalities Debt Climate change
  1. Government intervention is effective in correcting externalities because it has a stake in the outcome.
  2. Governments struggle to address long-term externalities because they focus on short-term goals and lack incentives for future outcomes.
  3. Markets can incentivize individuals to consider future consequences, making them potentially more effective than governments in addressing temporal externalities.

The Misuse and Abuse of "Market Failure"

Knowledge Problem • 314 implied HN points • 10 Aug 23
🚌 Education Economics Public Policy Regulation Markets Government intervention
  1. Market failure is often casually used to criticize outcomes not liked, but in economics, it has specific technical meanings like external costs or benefits.
  2. The concept of market failure is misused and misunderstood in policy analysis, leading to inaccurate criticisms of market outcomes.
  3. Critiques of market failure should consider the imperfections of government interventions as well, and focus on reducing transactions costs to enhance resource allocation.

An Austrian Perspective on Tariffs

QTR’s Fringe Finance • 20 implied HN points • 05 Dec 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Trade policy Economic Theory National Security Market Dynamics Government intervention
  1. Tariffs are taxes on imported goods that can raise prices for consumers and protect domestic industries. When tariffs go up, the cost of imports usually rises, which can lead to higher prices in stores.
  2. Using tariffs to fix trade imbalances often doesn't help because it doesn't address the real issue of competitiveness in industries. Just raising prices on foreign goods doesn't make local products better if they aren't competitive.
  3. The Austrian view suggests that free trade is better for everyone because it allows countries to specialize where they are most efficient. Tariffs can mess up this system, leading to less efficient production and higher prices overall.

Two visions of America: Bedford Falls and Pottersville

America in Crisis • 99 implied HN points • 23 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Economic Policy Social Impact Political Ideology Government intervention Income Inequality
  1. The movie 'It’s a Wonderful Life' showcases two visions of America through Bedford Falls and Pottersville, illustrating the impact of individual actions on the community.
  2. The film emphasizes the importance of economic stimulus and the difference in societal outcomes between stakeholder capitalism (Bedford Falls) and shareholder primacy (Pottersville).
  3. There is a social contrast between SC (Bedford Falls) and SP (Pottersville) economic cultures, impacting birth rates, marriage rates, and family formation trends in America.

DRAFT: How Can We Deal wiþ Zombie Neoliberal Ideas?

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality • 445 implied HN points • 26 Aug 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Neoliberalism Economic Policy Government intervention Political Ideologies Historical Analysis
  1. The text discusses the persistence of neoliberal ideas despite criticism.
  2. It emphasizes the importance of industrial policy in addressing societal challenges.
  3. The comparison between the Western market-focused approach and the developmental states of East Asia is highlighted.

Seb Choe: 9 Real Estate Activists

Do Not Research • 139 implied HN points • 09 May 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Housing Crisis Government intervention Neoliberalism
  1. The housing market is seen as a speculative asset by investors, impacting the economy and raising concerns about affordability.
  2. Institutional investors have capitalized on housing market crashes to increase their portfolios, leading to issues like housing shortages and gentrification.
  3. Challenges in affordable housing, fueled by planning ordinances and historic injustices, highlight the importance of activism in addressing housing inequities.

Postponomics: Kishida Punts On Startups and Income Redistribution

Japan Economy Watch • 259 implied HN points • 07 Dec 22
💼 Business Startups Taxation Government intervention Funding Economic Policy
  1. Kishida's administration has postponed crucial decisions on tax breaks for startups and corporate tax hikes, potentially hindering economic growth and income redistribution.
  2. Access to funding remains a significant challenge for startups in Japan, impacting their growth potential compared to other countries. More support is crucial for new companies to thrive.
  3. Government actions such as expanding angel tax credits and implementing R&D tax credit carry-forwards can significantly boost support for startups and innovation in Japan.

"Psychological and Cognitive Warfare on Citizens"

Who is Robert Malone • 27 implied HN points • 26 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Psychological Warfare Government intervention Election Influence
  1. Governments are utilizing modern cognitive and psychological warfare tools against their own citizens in combination with big tech, leading to concerns about lack of personal autonomy and sovereignty.
  2. There is a history of the United States using propaganda, psychological manipulation, and cognitive warfare tools to influence global affairs, particularly through foreign interventions and influencing elections.
  3. The deployment of censorship and psychological manipulation technologies on the population is argued to maintain the status quo favoring a certain elite group, potentially hindering social and economic evolution and leading to potential major disruptions or revolutions.

Housing affordability around the globe and what really helps

Klement on Investing • 2 implied HN points • 05 Mar 24
💰 Finance Housing Affordability Mortgages Government intervention Real Estate
  1. Data shows housing affordability has increased in most countries post the 2008 financial crisis due to low mortgage interest rates.
  2. National averages say the UK isn't as bad in housing affordability as perceived, with countries like Australia and France in a tougher spot.
  3. Analysis suggests government intervention, like offering housing benefits and building new homes, can notably improve housing affordability.

Why I'm a libertarian, part two: the cost of good intentions

Matt’s Five Points • 0 implied HN points • 14 Feb 12
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Libertarianism State power Civil Liberties Public Policy Government intervention
  1. The government can sometimes do more harm than good when trying to prevent problems. This means we have to be careful about how much power we give the state.
  2. Just because an idea sounds good doesn't mean it will work as planned. Often, government actions can have unexpected negative effects that people don't see coming.
  3. It's important to remember that some issues are better left alone. Sometimes doing nothing might be the best option to avoid causing more problems.

Largely out of government control

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 26 Oct 20
🏥 Health Politics Pandemic response Government intervention Economic Impact Public Health Herd Immunity
  1. Government actions have limited impact on the overall course of the pandemic, with people and their behaviors playing a significant role.
  2. Advocates of 'letting it rip' to achieve herd immunity quickly overlook the potential long-term health costs and economic impacts of such a strategy.
  3. Voluntary social distancing and population density have been crucial factors in influencing the spread of the virus, showing that personal behavior plays a key role in controlling the outbreak.