Alexi the Greek
@alexios.bsky.social
Co-host of Left Anchor, a podcast about politics, philosophy, and the Left (sponsored by The American Prospect).
Moonlights as Associate Professor of Political Science.
Moonlights as Associate Professor of Political Science.
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this is why people very far into the upper middle class should support building out a proper welfare state like @reprashida.govpeeps.us proposed the other day. you'd pay just a little for a tremendous amount of material security www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
Rep. Tlaib’s Economic Dignity for All Agenda Would Bring Economic Security for Millions
The agenda would lower poverty by 42% and child poverty by two-thirds.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
this is why people very far into the upper middle class should support building out a proper welfare state like @reprashida.govpeeps.us proposed the other day. you'd pay just a little for a tremendous amount of material security www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
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yeah, this too. people can be objectively swimming in material abundance, and still be one turn of bad luck away from bankruptcy and destitution bsky.app/profile/flee...
I think some people are confusing "poverty line" with "at what level of wealth/income do you need to be at to not get totally screwed by a health event or a major accident?" and the answer in the US is "very, very high"
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
yeah, this too. people can be objectively swimming in material abundance, and still be one turn of bad luck away from bankruptcy and destitution bsky.app/profile/flee...
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childcare for instance is the second one. parents fund it out of pocket, meaning it's insanely expensive (bc of rising wages over time), but only for a couple years. it should instead be funded by everyone like K-12, spread the burden as wide as possible
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
childcare for instance is the second one. parents fund it out of pocket, meaning it's insanely expensive (bc of rising wages over time), but only for a couple years. it should instead be funded by everyone like K-12, spread the burden as wide as possible
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yeah, this is much better. and it clarifies the problem he's talking about, which is not really about poverty as such, but that routine expenses are either wildly overpriced or poorly financed
United Way has a pretty decent annual report they put out showing the cost of actually living
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November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
yeah, this is much better. and it clarifies the problem he's talking about, which is not really about poverty as such, but that routine expenses are either wildly overpriced or poorly financed
Solidarity, comrade!
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Solidarity, comrade!
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Summers, Epstein, and Economics | Left Anchor
Today we have economics professor Marshall Steinbaum on to talk about the potential fall of Larry Summers due to his association with Jeffrey Epstein, and what it reveals about the culture of the econ...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism