Tag Archives: equitable distribution

Biden actions to build Black wealth – appraisal confusion

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Brian

Biden’s new plan is to, “take on discrimination in home appraisals” and “address inequality in home appraisals”. What? How can you mandate what an appraised value will be? Appraisers don’t set prices, they simply report them.

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A New Deal for Globalization

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Brian

I came across “A New Deal for Globalization” by Kenneth Scheve and Matthew J. Slaughter (Foreign Affairs, Vol 86, Issue 4, July/August 2007). From the 3rd year of Bush’s presidency, it’s a bit technically dated and ripe with political overtones, … Continue reading →

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Loss of Private Goods

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Brian

I recently had a chance to read Economics: A Very Short Introduction, by Partha Dasgupta, published in 2007. Page 52-54 is a passage teaching the definition of private goods, public non-exclusable goods, and externalities, and then applying these terms as … Continue reading →

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Fairness and Equality and the Common Good

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Brian

What is fair and equal? There are the four choices.  We need to pick one of these.

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Tax Fairness Fuzziness

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian

I read about national tax arguments. Everybody throws around the idea that their tax plan is “fair”, but that really means nothing without defining what “fair” means.  In this post, I’ll outline and discard 2 definitions, and then propose what … Continue reading →

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