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[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@BarughTyrone Yup

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

One problem with having a lot of government debt is that it effectively gives capital markets a veto over government policy

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

https://t.co/TynXXb3aJC

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@EnzerEnzer @AbsentHog Wouldn't that be debt held by individual partners not the partnership?

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@quant_____ @ash_craig There were also people in my cohort (starting 2019) without math

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@oscarcsims I think they're nice enough, for the most part. Would be good if the food was cheaper though.

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@ESRogs @MattZeitlin Third is wrong

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@SierraThomander @ashdgandhi Yeah it's crazy expensive. Pretty hard to find anything cheaper in Cambridge though, especially after including heating costs in the winter

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@SierraThomander @ashdgandhi Honestly I think Peabody Terrace is very good for student parent community.

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@SierraThomander @ashdgandhi Right they could definitely make the system more transparent

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@dsmbrs @paulnovosad I think you're misunderstanding the union's objective. The union doesn't care what the public thinks, it cares what grad students think.

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@SierraThomander @ashdgandhi It's pretty expensive but, as far as I know, phd student parents are placed in the highest priority group so always get some options.

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@dsmbrs @paulnovosad The university cares about PR much more than the union does.

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@SierraThomander @ashdgandhi Harvard has campus housing for families, although it's not subsidized

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@ben_golub If people dislike the predoc equilibrium they're going to absolutely hate the postdoc equilibrium :):)

[Paul Novosad @paulnovosad]

Yes, AI will accelerate inequality. But the tech-enabled generous welfare state is unlikely. The wealthy don't want it, and they will control the politics more than ever.

The zeitgeist is already shrinking the circle of social responsibility—illegal immigrants are out, legal immigrants are not far behind, and next it will the poor.

We have the most tech-wealth-aligned adminstration ever and they are shrinking the welfare state and the circle of our responsibility.

The working class has had some power over the generations, because masses were needed to grow food and run machines. It's hard to predict whether the labor share will continue falling, but it sure looks like a possibility!

It's naive to think we'll respond by ever expanding the welfare state to low-productivity people around the world. More likely the powerful will build higher walls and tell themselves it's not their problem.

Happy 2026!

[Wilbur @IAmWilbur]

@KelseyTuoc @ded_ruckus

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@rustie5555 @acidiclemon2 MBAs know the reason they're not finding jobs is AI

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@J_Meanwell Boo

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