Stephen Pratt
@smpratt.bsky.social
Today's lesson in economics: higher tariffs mean higher supply costs; immigration constraints mean higher labor costs. Adds up to higher costs for housing, when we've already put housing ownership out of reach for 60% of Americans This is #Trumpanomics at work.
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How Trump’s Tariffs and Immigration Policies Could Make It More Expensive to Build a New Home (Gift Article)
Take a line-by-line look at the estimated costs of building this four-bedroom home in Phoenix, Ariz., under President Trump’s agenda.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Today's lesson in economics: higher tariffs mean higher supply costs; immigration constraints mean higher labor costs. Adds up to higher costs for housing, when we've already put housing ownership out of reach for 60% of Americans This is #Trumpanomics at work.
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Turns out that democracy doesn't just die in darkness. It also dies in the cold capitalist light of day.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
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Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit (Gift Article)
David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Turns out that democracy doesn't just die in darkness. It also dies in the cold capitalist light of day.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/b...