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Posts Tagged: “economic mobility“

October 1, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Myopic Regulators Hurt the Poor

To help simplify this analysis, imagine that there are only two components of a good life: agency and material goods. Agency is the ability to make choices and have those choices be capable of enabling real change at least in a person’s immediate circumstances. While an individual doesn’t need agency in every part of life, […]

April 28, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Lying Flat & Agency

The Chinese government anti-spy agency has recently been warning the youth to avoid lying flat. In a time of more limited economic mobility than the past, and with the same Chinese intense work culture in full effect, young people have started doing what they call lying flat. This is where they find ways to avoid […]

October 4, 2024 ・Original Analysis

 The True Injustice: Inequality of Opportunity, Not Income

The debate over the income gap in the U.S. is hotly contested. However, most proclaimed “solutions” entirely miss the root of the issue.