cameronvaske.bsky.social
Economics, politics, governance, and IR. Eternal optimist who thinks we can fix this. Zillennial. Sometimes I think I know things. Real human writer, professional toe-stubber. Views my own, but I don’t mind sharing them.
👤 Joined on 01 April 2026
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@cameronvaske.bsky.socialBREAKING: The US has recorded its 25th straight fiscal year in a row of operating at a deficit, per CNBC
Show PostThere are many examples (outside the US) of government being pretty effective in executing on those projects. The US in particular seems allergic to doing that sort of thing well
Show PostI would be curious for examples of effective healthcare markets or large infrastructure systems (or similar) that have grown from free market environments
Show PostEnergy markets seems like a good example of where you can use the tax code to achieve like 80% of what you want to do in the provision of a public utility
Show PostI understand the theoretical argument, and agree that taxation has an elegant simplicity vs spending, but I’m not optimistic we could ever (def not fast!) tax our way to a good national rail network or effective healthcare system
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