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Economists, 2010: Carbon tax carbon tax carbon tax

The public, 2010: Doop de doo here's a cat video

Economists, 2019: Carbon tax carbon tax carbon tax

The public, 2019: YOU CAPITALIST ASSHOLES, CARBON TAX WILL NEVER SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGE
Note: It is absolutely correct that carbon tax will never solve climate change, and should be only one small piece of a broader climate strategy.

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Today's @bopinion post is about Bolivia, the world's most successful (self-identified) socialist nation, and the dangers it faces:
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Bolivia has not failed under socialism; in fact, it's doing much better than ever before!

And with inequality falling, the biggest benefits of growth are going to the country's lower-income citizens.
But Bolivia's success is at risk from a pitiless monster that devours capitalist and socialist economies alike:

Commodity-exporter macroeconomics.

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There is a massive amount of economics research showing that giving poor people money improves their quality of life, educational outcomes, and health outcomes.
Too tired now, but I'll do a thread and a Bloomberg post about how giving poor people money is surprisingly effective at improving their long-term outcomes.
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