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Gerald Friedman is Professor of Economics University of Massachusetts at Amherst
He is also a consultant and economic analyst on single payer healthcare and a labor historian and economist. He has consulted on single payer/medicare for all healthcare economics for Bernie Sanders, Vermont, Rhode Island, Colorado, Pennsylvania and others.
Follow him on twitter at @gfriedma
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Why market competition has not brought down health care costs GOP lawmakers say their bills to replace the Affordable Care Act would do a better job than the ACA of controlling rising health care costs, but 40 years of deregulation show it just won't work.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017Why market competition has not brought down health care costs GOP lawmakers say their bills to replace the Affordable Care Act would do a better job than the ACA of controlling rising health care costs, but 40 years of deregulation show it just won't work.
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
Why Liberal Economists Dish Out Despair Orthodox macroeconomics has become a place where visions die and hopes are banished, for both liberals and conservatives.
Thursday, April 21, 2016Why Liberal Economists Dish Out Despair Orthodox macroeconomics has become a place where visions die and hopes are banished, for both liberals and conservatives.
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Friday, February 5, 2016
What Would Sanders Do? Pt. 2 Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed an ambitious program of social reform, including regulatory changes to raise wages and protect workers' rights, progressive tax reforms, and universal health insurance (Improved Medicare for All). Taken together, these policies would not only dramatically increase employment and national income, but would also raise wages, reduce poverty, and narrow the gap between rich and poor Americans.
Friday, February 5, 2016What Would Sanders Do? Pt. 2 Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed an ambitious program of social reform, including regulatory changes to raise wages and protect workers' rights, progressive tax reforms, and universal health insurance (Improved Medicare for All). Taken together, these policies would not only dramatically increase employment and national income, but would also raise wages, reduce poverty, and narrow the gap between rich and poor Americans.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016
What Would Sanders Do? The Dynamic Effects of Seven Sanders Initiatives: Bernie Sanders has drawn attacks charging that his policies will bankrupt the US. Sanders' proposals for infrastructure, early-childhood education, higher education, youth employment, family leave, private pensions, and Social Security would total over $3.8 trillion over 10 years. While this is a large number, it would be barely 6% of federal spending for 2017-2026.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016What Would Sanders Do? The Dynamic Effects of Seven Sanders Initiatives: Bernie Sanders has drawn attacks charging that his policies will bankrupt the US. Sanders' proposals for infrastructure, early-childhood education, higher education, youth employment, family leave, private pensions, and Social Security would total over $3.8 trillion over 10 years. While this is a large number, it would be barely 6% of federal spending for 2017-2026.
