Twitter has verified more than 10,000 accounts in recent months, despite putting its verification program on hold. From a report: The company has said little publicly about verification, which it suspended in 2017 following backlash over its verification of a white supremacist. But data viewed by Mashable suggests the company is verifying a flurry of accounts each month despite the…
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A new study finds the opioid epidemic has led to tens of billions in lost tax revenue
It’s already the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history. But it’s also affecting the economy and budgets. The opioid epidemic cost the federal government $26 billion in lost tax revenue between 2000 and 2016, and state governments $11.8 billion, according to a new study published in Medical Care. The study combines previous research and… Continue reading A new study finds the opioid epidemic has led to tens of billions in lost tax revenue
Modern Monetary Theory, explained
A very detailed walkthrough of the big new left economic idea. Modern Monetary Theory is having a moment. The theory, in brief, argues that countries that issue their own currencies can never “run out of money” the way people or businesses can. But what was once an obscure “heterodox” branch of economics has now become… Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory, explained
Who wants to pay taxes?
A lot of people do, at least when they have direct input on how governments spend their money. April 15 is tax day in the United States and complaints about taxation this time of year are legion. Americans tend to be upset around tax time for a basic reason: We broadly believe that the government… Continue reading Who wants to pay taxes?
Ghacks Deals: The CompTIA Certification Prep Bundle (95% off)
The CompTIA Certification Prep Bundle is a big eLearning bundle that preps you for four different CompTIA exams. The four exams in question are CompTIA Security+ SY0-501, CompTIA Network+ N10-007, CompTIA A+ […]
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Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism
Buttigieg is going for the “hope and change” voters. There was a word missing from the speech Pete Buttigieg gave in South Bend, Indiana, announcing his presidential campaign. It’s a word you heard twice in Bernie Sanders’s and Beto O’Rourke’s announcement speeches, nine times in Cory Booker’s, 21 times in Kirsten Gillibrand’s, 23 times in… Continue reading Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism
Adblock Plus filter exploit to run arbitrary code discovered
Most content blockers use and load filter lists that include instructions to block or change certain content on visited sites in the web browser by default; this is done to ensure that […]
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Bernie Sanders Has an Important Lesson for Republicans
The G.O.P. could really use a remarkably successful policy entrepreneur. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/bernie-sanders-republicans.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
What Australia can teach America about health care
When I look at the Australian health care system, I see something kind of unusual: a hybrid of where the United States is now and where Bernie Sanders wants to take us. The Australians have a universal coverage scheme that leans more heavily on private insurance than most the other systems we talk about. The… Continue reading What Australia can teach America about health care
Why I’m boycotting TurboTax this year
It’s an evil parasite that only makes your taxes more complicated. It’s tax season again, and that means you’re probably thinking about using TurboTax. You wouldn’t be alone; Intuit, the company that sells TurboTax, claimed in 2016 that the app has 31 million users. Its competitors do pretty well for themselves too, with H&R Block… Continue reading Why I’m boycotting TurboTax this year