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I don't personally think that Brookings is a non-partisan actor. Maybe they were at some point. I'm really distrustful of their research and the people involved
by youdontknowtho 9y ago
I don't personally think that Brookings is a non-partisan actor. Maybe they were at some point. I'm really distrustful of their research and the people involved.
If it weren't presented as non-partisan, then I wouldn't feel the need to comment. I would just ignore it, like I ignore most center or right wing economics. (I know! What happened to the free exchange of ideas, right?)
As to the point of the article, I think my critique is just a general critique of marginal technocratic adjustments to taxes and means tested programs. I support universal programs and redistribution.
- forapurpose 9y ago> I don't personally think that Brookings is a non-partisan actor. "I don't think youdontknowtho is a non-partisan actor." What makes that more meaningful than just a string of UTF-8 encodings? What is the partisan bias that's being asserted? Much more interestingly and importantly, what basis is there for it?
- youdontknowtho 9y agoYou are correct. I'm not non-partisan. Brookings is a think tank that provides intellectual cover for the capital-owning class. Just because it isn't paleo-conservative doesn't mean that it isn't a right wing group.