Like, really gave back. Not in a trickle down economics kind of way with Jeff Bezos on track to become the world's first trillionaire by 2026. But in direct giving back kind of way, paying back the goverment that funded the tehnologies these companies are built on so that the government can use that return … Continue reading What if Tech Giants Gave Back
Category: politics
An Economic Approach to Pro-Mask Messaging
Why do we need everyone to be on board with mask-wearing? Mask wearing will help us move from a blanket mitigation response to COVID to a much more targeted & focused containment response. Mitigation is, “Stay at home, shut everything down.” Containment is, “Be out and about, shop at your local businesses, get the kids … Continue reading An Economic Approach to Pro-Mask Messaging
Segregated Schools
image from EDBuild.org I grew up in Suffolk County on Long Island in the 1970s and 1980s. For most of my K-12 education I attended a small, well funded, mostly White school district. School district budgets are connected to property taxes which has a racist history of its own. A result of that connection is … Continue reading Segregated Schools
Polarization is the Problem
https://youtu.be/oo9ka0DDnQk Like a lot of us, I've been thinking about polarization and how that plays out in the public reaction to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. I appreciate this segment from Fareed Zakaria. In it he gives an empathic look at how class issues influence individual responses to the stay-at-home orders issued by experts. FZ reminds us … Continue reading Polarization is the Problem
