Nancy Folbre

Economist, feminist, socialist, care a lot about care work and intersectional political economy.

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Call to Prayer: Our father, who art Heaven itself, hallowed be thy name.

Give us this day a boost to our stocks, bonds, and real estate. Help us regain control over the sacred fluids that fuel prosperity. We kings of wealth place no other Gods before thee. Death to infidels!

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Care about care? Terrific new report makes the case for social investments that could benefit us all.

#CareCantWait
#ChildCareForAll
#PaidLeaveForAll

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Hi five! Kiss the rich! The share of consumer spending by the top 10% has increased from 35% in 1994 to 49.2% today. https://t.co/zYBssBAmvZ

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Whose economy? Not yours, unless you're in the top 10% (households making more than $250,000 a year) that account for 49% of all consumer spending these days. Sales of luxury goods and services are what's keeping the economy afloat...

#inequality
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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

"Who's afraid of the Democratic Socialists?"

"Socialism is emerging as the populist alternative on the left."

from the pages of The Economist, September 15, 2025

#Mamdani

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Watch the actual Fox News broadcast "joking" about how to get rid of the homeless.

#homeless
#evil

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

The private cost of children in the U.S. is at least twice as high as conventional estimates suggest.

https://t.co/gc53Jq5KSI

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

"So many girls, so little time"- quote from the Epstein birthday book. But a picture from the book is so much more telling--about rags to riches, from torn jeans to sex slaves--the intersection of class and gender (and, implicitly race).
#Epstein
#feminist

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Individuals working freelance day jobs are now considered "suspects." Perhaps they will soon be required to wear a yellow star on their outer clothing to identify their "alien" status.
#ice

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

False promises, blue collar blues, and bye bye manufacturing. So far this year jobs in this sector have declined by 38,000.

#stagflation

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Since our President prefers Diet Coke for breakfast, he might not have noticed that that ground roast coffee prices are up 38% from a year ago.

#inflation

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Most so-called pronatalist policies in the U.S. seriously underestimate the costs and risks of raising children in today’s economic environment. They also ignore child poverty.

#feminist
#childcare

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

What could we do with the $5.7 trillion owned by billionaires in the U.S. today? Wall Street Journal notes it could buy a Corvette Stingray for every 65+ U.S. driver.

I guess it knows its subscribers well, even as it reveals its own values.

#plutocracy

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

MAGA personality Charlie Kirk tells Taylor Swift, "Engage in reality more… Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge.” Travis, buddy, time for you to speak up.
#Feminism

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

The tools we have for managing inflation and unemployment are not only weak--they are also fundamentally biased against working people.

https://t.co/3eRwjfWhIx

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Home care workers in US just got kicked in the butt-no more minimum wage or overtime protections! Evelyn Coke won a 2007 court case that laid a legal foundation for such protections. Fight back in her name.
#careworkeconomy

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

The war is on.

"...what Trump is really waging is mostly a class war against middle- and lower-income Americans rather than a trade war against other countries. The hit from his tariffs to the typical family is much bigger than the hit to GDP."

https://t.co/zkizqpX058

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

The reserve army of impersonators continues to feed on the embodied labor of human minds.

Direct quote from Wall Street Journal today: "CEOs are now talking openly about AI's immense capabilities likely leading to job cuts."

#AI
#jobseekers

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[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

Crypto decoded by economist Gerald Epstein,
author of Busting the Bankers' Club.
#Crypto

Crypto: What Is It and What Is the Fuss All About? https://t.co/cvng1f6fkh

[Nancy Folbre @NFolbre]

The legal and political (and physical!) abuse of immigrants is going to hurt our economy.

Wages, Employment, and Immigration https://t.co/VaZIk84JKn