Michael R Strain
@michaelrstrain.bsky.social
Director of Economic Policy Studies and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Professor of Practice at Georgetown University.
5/ But what reforms would? How, in a populist age, can policymakers actually deliver more prosperity to the Americans who need it most?
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Populism won’t help U.S. workers. Here’s what will | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
5/ But what reforms would? How, in a populist age, can policymakers actually deliver more prosperity to the Americans who need it most?
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4/ Unfortunately, the solutions being offered by today’s populists – namely protectionism, nationalism, and larger, more heavy-handed government – simply won’t fix the problems they purport to solve.
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Populism won’t help U.S. workers. Here’s what will | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
4/ Unfortunately, the solutions being offered by today’s populists – namely protectionism, nationalism, and larger, more heavy-handed government – simply won’t fix the problems they purport to solve.
www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/bui... #econsky
www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/bui... #econsky
3/ Critics of populism – myself included – should be among the first to acknowledge that this impulse to focus on the problems facing American workers is both welcome and long overdue.
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Populism won’t help U.S. workers. Here’s what will | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
3/ Critics of populism – myself included – should be among the first to acknowledge that this impulse to focus on the problems facing American workers is both welcome and long overdue.
www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/bui... #econsky
www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/bui... #econsky
2/ This impulse can be seen on both the left and the right, from President Trump to Mayor-elect Mamdani, who stated: “I’m fighting for the very working people that [President Trump] ran a campaign to empower, that he has since then betrayed.”
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Populism won’t help U.S. workers. Here’s what will | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
2/ This impulse can be seen on both the left and the right, from President Trump to Mayor-elect Mamdani, who stated: “I’m fighting for the very working people that [President Trump] ran a campaign to empower, that he has since then betrayed.”
www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/bui... #econsky
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Reposted by Michael R Strain
@michaelrstrain.bsky.social and I recently published a narrower paper using CPS data to understand the role of minimum wages in shaping wage gains over 12-month intervals (reflecting the limits of what one can do in CPS data):
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October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@michaelrstrain.bsky.social and I recently published a narrower paper using CPS data to understand the role of minimum wages in shaping wage gains over 12-month intervals (reflecting the limits of what one can do in CPS data):
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
2/ If the integrity of official statistics erodes, then there is *no* suitable alternative for businesses, investors, and policymakers.
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With Trump taking aim at government economic data, what other sources can businesses turn to?
There are private firms that offer specialized economic data, but they're not always as comprehensive as government sources.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
2/ If the integrity of official statistics erodes, then there is *no* suitable alternative for businesses, investors, and policymakers.
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