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Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under housing housing Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The belief in quality and low cost are inherently at odds, and affordability requires legal protections that prevent local governments from mandating quality beyond basic safety and health. The belief in quality and low cost areinherently at odds, and affordabilityrequires legal protections that preventlocal governments from mandating qualitybeyond basic safety and health. Last stated 2 weeks ago 12 Oct 2026 KE Kevin Erdmann — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deregulating enough to make housing broadly affordable would mean legalising housing of the quality nobody is willing to defend. — tap to centre the map on it Deregulating enough to make housingbroadly affordable would meanlegalising housing of the qualitynobody is willing to defend. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 JH Jonathan Hopkins — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Affordability is not a property of a building; it is a price set in a transaction, so there is no such thing as affordable housing, only affordable prices. — tap to centre the map on it Affordability is not a property of abuilding; it is a price set in atransaction, so there is no suchthing as affordable housing, onlyaffordable prices. Last stated 4 years ago 4 Jan 2023 DH Daniel Herriges — holds since 2023-01-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The government cannot make anything more affordable overall through taxing, spending, borrowing, or regulating. — tap to centre the map on it The government cannot make anythingmore affordable overall throughtaxing, spending, borrowing, orregulating. Last stated 2 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Litigation is the wrong instrument for a public health problem that comes from what people choose to buy. — tap to centre the map on it Litigation is the wrong instrumentfor a public health problem thatcomes from what people choose tobuy. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 SG Scott Greenfield — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a commodity cheaply is a harder startup problem than making something valuable, because the product cannot carry a premium. — tap to centre the map on it Making a commodity cheaply is aharder startup problem than makingsomething valuable, because theproduct cannot carry a premium. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most regulation does not come from anyone trying to keep the public safe but from an entrenched interest using government to shut its competitors down. — tap to centre the map on it Most regulation does not come fromanyone trying to keep the publicsafe but from an entrenched interestusing government to shut itscompetitors down. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: What stands between us and cheap lightweight vehicles is that they are illegal, not that they are hard to build. — tap to centre the map on it What stands between us and cheaplightweight vehicles is that theyare illegal, not that they are hardto build. Last stated 2 years ago by 10 Nov 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-11-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated a week ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The belief in quality and low cost are inherently at odds, and affordability requires legal protections that prevent local governments from mandating quality beyond basic safety and health. Last stated 12 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Kevin Erdmann Read this korrent →