How did Sean Parker and EIG build a case for #OpportunityZones and, with Tim Scott’s help, get it into law. And what’s happened on the ground? My book 'Only the Rich Can Play’ pubs Oct 5. A 2-minute video preview
Here’s Al Hunt’s piece in The Hill on “Only the Rich Can Play” thehill.com/opinion/campai…
And an adaptation from my forthcoming book (out Tuesday, Oct 5) from the @WSJ wsj.com/articles/how-a…
@WSJ On Thurs, Oct 7 10 AM EDT, @jimtankersley will interview me about my book (Only the Rich Can Play) on #Opportunity Zones and @RichardRubinDC will moderate a panel of experts on what could make OZs deliver on their stated goals. Livestream’d brookings.edu/events/only-th…
@WSJ @jimtankersley @RichardRubinDC Also at Thursday Oct 5 at the @BrookingsEcon Hutchins Center event on my new book: Martin Muoto of @SoLaImpact on how he has used OZs and what would make the law work better. brookings.edu/events/only-th…
Amazon says if you pre-order Only the Rich Can Play in hardback today, they’ll deliver on pub date Tuesday Oct 5. amazon.com/Only-Rich-Can-…
I talked about #Opportunity Zones on The Rick Ungar Show podcast. You can listen here spreaker.com/user/11313090/…

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25 Oct 19
Final FY19 US budget tally

Receipts 16.3% of GDP
vs 16.4% in FY18
Outlays 20.9% vs
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Lesson 4: There will always be forces pushing against early intervention
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