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[Varun @VarunG_]

@elonmusk @elonmusk Any thoughts on this now?

[Varun @VarunG_]

@elonmusk Any thoughts on the benefits of tax that can be cut if other forces (geopolitical, natural disaster..etc) drive up prices suddenly

[Varun @VarunG_]

@S_Stantcheva @Austan_Goolsbee @QJEHarvard Wouldn’t this also mean that employers would seek out women employees over men?

[Jason Furman @jasonfurman]

My testimony to the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth @FairGrowthCmte this morning. https://t.co/Wd8ohj8Sl0 https://t.co/Ygc7iOn3uE

[Jason Furman @jasonfurman]

The United States should lead in vaccinating the world, would cost about 1% of our overall COVID response. Paul Ryan, dozens of others, and I all agree.

[Austan Goolsbee @Austan_Goolsbee]

I’m on there with you.

A Marshall Plan for Vaccines.

The original was to prevent the spread of communism. This one would prevent the spread of a pandemic.

[Jeffrey P. Clemens @jeffreypclemens]

An underrated mistake in US policy in Afghanistan was its long-running effort to suppress the cultivation of opium poppy and, in turn, the production of heroin and other opiates.

A thread. 1/19

[Varun @VarunG_]

@BetseyStevenson @Mills245 We should allow insurance companies to independently price the risks of not being vaccinated and then allow individuals to decide if it’s worth it

[Varun @VarunG_]

@BetseyStevenson Behaviorally it would be better if health insurance companies offered a rebate/discount for vaccinated people. (Not all have to)

[Varun @VarunG_]

@jimcramer Why do shares need to be retired when they are bought back? (Then gme could have liquidated the millions of shares they bought as it climbed)

[Varun @VarunG_]

@JustinWolfers @gabster0191 @jamie_hall Isn’t a better answer that we should be teaching high schoolers how the world works? Isn’t basic economics useful to more of society than learning calculus?

[Varun @VarunG_]

@AnnieLowrey @DanielJHemel 😂👌

[Varun @VarunG_]

@elonmusk @ERCOT_ISO Couldn’t Tesla drive in fully charged batteries/cars to help restore power to areas of Texas?

[Varun @VarunG_]

@mlevchin You should figure out a way to disrupt the ipo process

[Varun @VarunG_]

@mattyglesias time to implement the negative income tax?

[Varun @VarunG_]

@jodiecongirl This joke made me laugh again, classic

[Varun @VarunG_]

Twitter at its finest...

[theo @RunSpotsRun]

@jaketapper Giuliani just did their final election presser between a crematorium and a dildo shop. Poor guy doesn’t know whether he’s coming or going.

[Varun @VarunG_]

@JustinWolfers @nytimes How about establish minimum guaranteed income through a negative income tax
MLK act - everyone gets $500/mth tax credit, and 40% tax on first 15k of income. (So cancels for those over 15k)

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

If cooks want to wash their hands after taking a dump, they are free to do so. Those who don’t want to wash their hands shouldn’t be shamed into it and govt should not mandate it. We need to respect each other’s decisions. In SD, we know a little common courtesy can go a long way

[Varun @VarunG_]

if govt should be loan shark of last resort, maybe we need shark tank govt bailout edition. show people process/thought and potential return. Show taxpayers they are the investors and not the suckers #CNBCPathForward

[Jeffrey Kleintop @JeffreyKleintop]

Deflationary impact of technology: everything in this Radio Shack flyer from 1991 adds up to $3,285.12 and can be done today on a smartphone