Means-tested programs like SNAP are shaped not just by benefit levels, but by hassle. And hassle is regressive: it hits hardest when you lack a car, flexibility, cash, or time.⁣ ⁣ https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-snaps-new-rules-make-eligible

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A true thing about California politics that nobody outside the state understands is that California Republicans are absolutely furious that rivers exist and are allowed to flow into the ocean.

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No one remembers it because the media doesn't have an appetite for facts anymore. They're content to lurch from one manufactured crisis after another while acting like they have goldfish memory.

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If you live in any of the Screw Worm infected areas, and you have a dog, we recommend any of the following Bravecto, NexGard, or Credelio and suggest you consult your vet. You owe it to your pet.

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From the guy who helped invent private equity and the "I'm a job creator" myth. Not sure that I really give any fucks what he has to say.

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